tangzhuang

tangzhuang

English

a woman wearing a tangzhuang

Etymology

From Mandarin 唐裝／唐装 (tángzhuāng).

Noun

tangzhuang (plural tangzhuangs)

1. A Chinese jacket with a mandarin collar, a modern adaptation of the magua.
   • 2008, Kaiser Kuo, The Insider's Guide to Beijing 2005-2006, True Run Media (→ISBN):

     Tangyun Specializes in high-end, tailor-made qipaos and tangzhuangs (traditional men's robes), along with some stunning East-meets-West styles. A quick and painless fitting appointment […]

   • 2010, Xiaoping Lin, Children of Marx and Coca-Cola: Chinese Avant-Garde Art and Independent Cinema, University of Hawaii Press (→ISBN), page 264:

     As Stephen Wong points out in his Asia Times Online essay: “Discussion about hanfu [i.e., Chinese-style dress] started in 2001 after China hosted the APEC summit in Shanghai, where each participant was presented with a tangzhuang,  […]