旗袍

qípáo
cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 旗 qí
  1. flag
  2. variant of 旗 qí
=1 旗 qí
  1. banner
  2. flag
  3. (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗 Bāqí)
  4. administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣 xiàn county

classifier: 面
2 袍 páo gown (lined)