samfu

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noun

A type of suit worn in China, consisting of a shirt with a high neckline bound down the middle with tassels, and trousers

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Meanings

nounsamfu (plural samfus)

plural samfus

  1. A type of suit worn in China, consisting of a shirt with a high neckline bound down the middle with tassels, and trousers

    Female dress, for example, immediately establishes race: sarongs for Malays, cheongsams and samfus for Chinese, and saris for Indians.

    1973, Alvin Rabushka, Race and Politics in Urban Malaya, page 26

Origin

From Cantonese 衫褲／衫裤 (saam¹ fu³, “shirt (and) pants”).

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APA

samfu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samfu

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“samfu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samfu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “samfu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/samfu.

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