áo tứ thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

áo (“dress”) +‎ tứ (“four”, 四) +‎ thân (“body”, 身), Literally, “four-body dress”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˧˦ tɨ˧˦ tʰən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːw˦˥ tɨ˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) áo tứ thân • (襖四身)

  1. (clothing) ao tu than; a traditional Vietnamese dress commonly worn in the Northern part of Vietnam, comprised of four distinct garments: a flowing outer tunic, a long skirt, an undergarment bodice, and a silk sash
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