áo tứ thân

Vietnamese

áo tứ thân

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˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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