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Where does “qipao” come from?

qipao (English) comes from Mandarin 旗袍.

qipao (English): A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese...

Definitions

  1. A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese...

Ancestry of “qipao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin旗袍—
Every word from Mandarin 旗袍 →