西裝 (sai1 zong1 | xi1 zhuang1) : western style suit

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西裝

sai1 zong1

xi1 zhuang1

western style suit (clothing)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,230,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

西裝 / 西装

This word has been viewed 3733 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 6th Oct 2004 23:04 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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西 sai1 - west
裝 zong1 - clothes; dress up; pretend; load; install

5 compounds containing this word:

單件西裝 - a western style suit
西裝骨骨 - look all spiff dressed in a suit
西裝筆挺 - dressed in a well-ironed, trim suit
西裝友 - someone who wears a western style suit
西裝革履 - dressed in a suit and leather shoes

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套西裝洗咗喇粵
The suit has been cleaned.
[[literal] 套 (classifier) + 西裝 western suit + 洗咗 have washed + 喇 (final particle) This simple sentence shows that passive construction in Cantonese does not always need a passive marker (俾) as it does in English.]

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *