Definition of cheongsam in English:

cheongsam

noun tʃɒŋˈsamtʃɪɒŋˈsamˌtʃɔŋˈsæm

A straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck and slit skirt, worn by Chinese and Indonesian women.
旗袍
Example sentencesExamples
- She pushes the thick wooden door wide open, the base of her straight golden hair sliding this way and that on the shoulders of her red silk cheongsam.
- She was wearing a dark green cheongsam, matching with the insignia.
- It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top.
- I get lovely Chinese cheongsams made to order at Shanghai Tang, which all my children love me in.
- And the Malaysian actress wowed the crowd with a tiger-striped cheongsam that seemed to define the moment.
- The most welcoming waitresses, of which there appears to be at least one per table, are smartly dressed in traditional cheongsams.
- I would take the little satin pajamas or the cheongsam over the conservative suit any day.
- Among his 200 patients so far for liposuction, he said the majority are women in their 30s and some in their 40s, many of whom are wealthy and want to fit into a cheongsam dress for social occasions.
- To her, a traditional Chinese cheongsam is not representative of regional fashion; it's a relic.
- The opening drew a tux-and-gown crowd, including an array of cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses) from San Francisco's sizable Chinese community.
- Dressed in a scarlet cheongsam embroidered with dragons, the attractive mother of two told how she worked as an undercover agent for police officers acting under orders from Super Cop.
- Last Halloween, a woman I know showed up at a party in a ‘Chinese’ costume: slinky cheongsam dress, exaggerated black eyeliner, and a chopstick holding up her long blond tresses.
- Jiang has even collected some cheongsams, including a particularly precious example with metallic thread woven into the cloth.
- The spokesman of the show said: ‘In the last episode, the latest cheongsam fashions will be displayed together with a 10-metre-long scarf.’
- My dress arrived from America the other day, and my stars, it's a vintage cheongsam vision of turquoise satin and silver piping.
- Photos from the time show a conservative 18-year-old, dressed in sober cheongsams, her hair sensibly bobbed.
- On the stage, curvaceous Chinese singers clad in gorgeous cheongsam were giving renditions of sentimental favourites from the 1930s and 40s, transporting us to a long lost era.
- Dressed in sexy cheongsam, they are trying to attract young men.
- Well-known film actresses often posed prettily in elegant cheongsams against the backdrop of idealized gardens or home settings.
- Often one piece of clothing, such as the cheongsam or kimono, supposedly metonymically represents all Asian culture.

Origin

Chinese (Cantonese dialect).

Rhymes

am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam

Definition of cheongsam in US English:

cheongsam

nounˌtʃɔŋˈsæmˌCHôNGˈsam

A straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck, short sleeves, and a slit skirt, worn traditionally by Chinese and Indonesian women.
旗袍
Example sentencesExamples
- And the Malaysian actress wowed the crowd with a tiger-striped cheongsam that seemed to define the moment.
- Dressed in a scarlet cheongsam embroidered with dragons, the attractive mother of two told how she worked as an undercover agent for police officers acting under orders from Super Cop.
- To her, a traditional Chinese cheongsam is not representative of regional fashion; it's a relic.
- She pushes the thick wooden door wide open, the base of her straight golden hair sliding this way and that on the shoulders of her red silk cheongsam.
- Last Halloween, a woman I know showed up at a party in a ‘Chinese’ costume: slinky cheongsam dress, exaggerated black eyeliner, and a chopstick holding up her long blond tresses.
- My dress arrived from America the other day, and my stars, it's a vintage cheongsam vision of turquoise satin and silver piping.
- Jiang has even collected some cheongsams, including a particularly precious example with metallic thread woven into the cloth.
- Often one piece of clothing, such as the cheongsam or kimono, supposedly metonymically represents all Asian culture.
- Among his 200 patients so far for liposuction, he said the majority are women in their 30s and some in their 40s, many of whom are wealthy and want to fit into a cheongsam dress for social occasions.
- Well-known film actresses often posed prettily in elegant cheongsams against the backdrop of idealized gardens or home settings.
- The spokesman of the show said: ‘In the last episode, the latest cheongsam fashions will be displayed together with a 10-metre-long scarf.’
- It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top.
- Dressed in sexy cheongsam, they are trying to attract young men.
- Photos from the time show a conservative 18-year-old, dressed in sober cheongsams, her hair sensibly bobbed.
- I would take the little satin pajamas or the cheongsam over the conservative suit any day.
- On the stage, curvaceous Chinese singers clad in gorgeous cheongsam were giving renditions of sentimental favourites from the 1930s and 40s, transporting us to a long lost era.
- The most welcoming waitresses, of which there appears to be at least one per table, are smartly dressed in traditional cheongsams.
- She was wearing a dark green cheongsam, matching with the insignia.
- The opening drew a tux-and-gown crowd, including an array of cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses) from San Francisco's sizable Chinese community.
- I get lovely Chinese cheongsams made to order at Shanghai Tang, which all my children love me in.

Origin

Chinese ( Cantonese dialect).

单词	cheongsam
释义	Definition of cheongsam in English: cheongsam noun tʃɒŋˈsamtʃɪɒŋˈsamˌtʃɔŋˈsæm A straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck and slit skirt, worn by Chinese and Indonesian women. 旗袍 Example sentencesExamples She pushes the thick wooden door wide open, the base of her straight golden hair sliding this way and that on the shoulders of her red silk cheongsam. She was wearing a dark green cheongsam, matching with the insignia. It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top. I get lovely Chinese cheongsams made to order at Shanghai Tang, which all my children love me in. And the Malaysian actress wowed the crowd with a tiger-striped cheongsam that seemed to define the moment. The most welcoming waitresses, of which there appears to be at least one per table, are smartly dressed in traditional cheongsams. I would take the little satin pajamas or the cheongsam over the conservative suit any day. Among his 200 patients so far for liposuction, he said the majority are women in their 30s and some in their 40s, many of whom are wealthy and want to fit into a cheongsam dress for social occasions. To her, a traditional Chinese cheongsam is not representative of regional fashion; it's a relic. The opening drew a tux-and-gown crowd, including an array of cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses) from San Francisco's sizable Chinese community. Dressed in a scarlet cheongsam embroidered with dragons, the attractive mother of two told how she worked as an undercover agent for police officers acting under orders from Super Cop. Last Halloween, a woman I know showed up at a party in a ‘Chinese’ costume: slinky cheongsam dress, exaggerated black eyeliner, and a chopstick holding up her long blond tresses. Jiang has even collected some cheongsams, including a particularly precious example with metallic thread woven into the cloth. The spokesman of the show said: ‘In the last episode, the latest cheongsam fashions will be displayed together with a 10-metre-long scarf.’ My dress arrived from America the other day, and my stars, it's a vintage cheongsam vision of turquoise satin and silver piping. Photos from the time show a conservative 18-year-old, dressed in sober cheongsams, her hair sensibly bobbed. On the stage, curvaceous Chinese singers clad in gorgeous cheongsam were giving renditions of sentimental favourites from the 1930s and 40s, transporting us to a long lost era. Dressed in sexy cheongsam, they are trying to attract young men. Well-known film actresses often posed prettily in elegant cheongsams against the backdrop of idealized gardens or home settings. Often one piece of clothing, such as the cheongsam or kimono, supposedly metonymically represents all Asian culture. Origin Chinese (Cantonese dialect). Rhymes am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam Definition of cheongsam in US English: cheongsam nounˌtʃɔŋˈsæmˌCHôNGˈsam A straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck, short sleeves, and a slit skirt, worn traditionally by Chinese and Indonesian women. 旗袍 Example sentencesExamples And the Malaysian actress wowed the crowd with a tiger-striped cheongsam that seemed to define the moment. Dressed in a scarlet cheongsam embroidered with dragons, the attractive mother of two told how she worked as an undercover agent for police officers acting under orders from Super Cop. To her, a traditional Chinese cheongsam is not representative of regional fashion; it's a relic. She pushes the thick wooden door wide open, the base of her straight golden hair sliding this way and that on the shoulders of her red silk cheongsam. Last Halloween, a woman I know showed up at a party in a ‘Chinese’ costume: slinky cheongsam dress, exaggerated black eyeliner, and a chopstick holding up her long blond tresses. My dress arrived from America the other day, and my stars, it's a vintage cheongsam vision of turquoise satin and silver piping. Jiang has even collected some cheongsams, including a particularly precious example with metallic thread woven into the cloth. Often one piece of clothing, such as the cheongsam or kimono, supposedly metonymically represents all Asian culture. Among his 200 patients so far for liposuction, he said the majority are women in their 30s and some in their 40s, many of whom are wealthy and want to fit into a cheongsam dress for social occasions. Well-known film actresses often posed prettily in elegant cheongsams against the backdrop of idealized gardens or home settings. The spokesman of the show said: ‘In the last episode, the latest cheongsam fashions will be displayed together with a 10-metre-long scarf.’ It was a deep peacock turquoise velvet cheongsam, with a tiny, hairy-trimmed angora cardigan to go over the top. Dressed in sexy cheongsam, they are trying to attract young men. Photos from the time show a conservative 18-year-old, dressed in sober cheongsams, her hair sensibly bobbed. I would take the little satin pajamas or the cheongsam over the conservative suit any day. On the stage, curvaceous Chinese singers clad in gorgeous cheongsam were giving renditions of sentimental favourites from the 1930s and 40s, transporting us to a long lost era. The most welcoming waitresses, of which there appears to be at least one per table, are smartly dressed in traditional cheongsams. She was wearing a dark green cheongsam, matching with the insignia. The opening drew a tux-and-gown crowd, including an array of cheongsams (traditional Chinese dresses) from San Francisco's sizable Chinese community. I get lovely Chinese cheongsams made to order at Shanghai Tang, which all my children love me in. Origin Chinese ( Cantonese dialect).
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