Sep 19, 2004 13:57
19 yrs ago
Chinese term
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
cheongsam
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
Folklore
I can't read Chinese! :)
Unfortunately, I have no other information besides of the fact that this is a traditional Chinese dress. And the author of the book which I'm translating is from Malaysia (maybe, it matters somehow).
I would like to know how the name of the dress is written in Pinyin system. Hints on pronunciation (with Latin characters) are also welcomed.
Thank you in advance!
Unfortunately, I have no other information besides of the fact that this is a traditional Chinese dress. And the author of the book which I'm translating is from Malaysia (maybe, it matters somehow).
I would like to know how the name of the dress is written in Pinyin system. Hints on pronunciation (with Latin characters) are also welcomed.
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | qipao |
Peter Smith
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| 4 | zhong shan |
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Proposed translations
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19 mins
Peter Smith
Taiwan
Taiwan
Native in English
Taiwan
Accuracy with a literary polish.
Native in: English
Works in: Chinese to English, French to English
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qipao
The 'qi pao' is the dress in question, called 'long shirt' (chang shan = cheong sam) in southern dialects. Pronounced 'chee pao'. (qi2 pao2)
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Note added at 33 mins (2004-09-19 14:30:08 GMT)
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Might add that the great majority of Chinese speakers in Malaysia speak southern dialects, hence this spelling. Mind you, cheongsam is used much more in English than is qipao, because it entered English from the Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong.
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Note added at 33 mins (2004-09-19 14:30:08 GMT)
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Might add that the great majority of Chinese speakers in Malaysia speak southern dialects, hence this spelling. Mind you, cheongsam is used much more in English than is qipao, because it entered English from the Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great! Thank you very much, everyone, -- and first of all thank you, dear Peter!"
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