xường xám

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Cantonese 長衫 / 长衫 (coeng4 saam1) (SV: trường sam).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˨˩ saːm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˦˩ saːm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨəŋ˨˩ saːm˦˥]

Noun

xường xám

  1. a cheongsam, a traditional dress worn by Chinese women similar to the Vietnamese ao dai; a qipao