samfu
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Cantonese 衫褲/衫裤 (saam1 fu3, “shirt (and) pants”).
Noun[edit]
samfu (plural samfus)
- A type of suit worn in China, consisting of a shirt with a high neckline bound down the middle with tassels, and trousers
- 1973, Alvin Rabushka, Race and Politics in Urban Malaya, page 26:
- Female dress, for example, immediately establishes race: sarongs for Malays, cheongsams and samfus for Chinese, and saris for Indians.