How to pronounce“cheongsam”in English
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Definitions of “cheongsam”
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
“France Nuyen, and later Nancy Kwan, sexualized the cheongsam. Though people remember Kwan's movie portrayal of Suzie Wong, before her Nuyen earned fame and plaudits playing the prostitute with a heart of gold on Broadway.”
A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
“[C]otton cheongsams are still the uniform at several colleges and secondary schools.”