袢
袢
pàn
robe
Character Breakdown
Radical: 衣 (no. 145)
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- robe
Example Sentences
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Related Words
割袍断义(gē páo duàn yì)— to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
→外袍(wài páo)— robe
→断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)— lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
→柘袍(zhè páo)— imperial yellow robe
→HSK & Exam Info
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