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■ noun a suit consisting of a high-necked jacket and loose trousers, worn by Chinese women.
Origin
1950s: from Chin. (Cantonese dialect) shaam foò , from shaam 'coat' + foò 'trousers'.
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■ noun a suit consisting of a high-necked jacket and loose trousers, worn by Chinese women.
Origin
1950s: from Chin. (Cantonese dialect) shaam foò , from shaam 'coat' + foò 'trousers'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004