Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 26, 2007 02:43
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
和尚领大背心
Chinese to English
Other
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Shawl Collar Vest |
Shang
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| 3 +1 | Large vest with a monk collar |
Caroline Moreno
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| 4 -1 | Surplice Vest |
Zhiqin_Chen
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| 3 | T-thirt |
Xiaoping Fu
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| 1 | It refers to 'men's tank top' |
Jie Li (X)
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Selected
Shawl Collar Vest
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Peer comment(s):
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Xu Dongjun
: 和尚领好像是指没有领子吧？
2 hrs
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thank you!
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CHEN-Ling
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thank you!
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Jie Li (X)
: Shawl colllar vest is for women! You can clearly see here that it refers to men's vest
7 hrs
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看看这里：http://images.google.cn/images?complete=1&hl=zh-CN&q=tank to...，那是吊带背心一类的
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peiling
: 'shawl collar' means a shawl-like collar. this one definitely has a collar.
11 hrs
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thank you!
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pkchan
: www.efu.com.cn/forum/blogView.aspx?username=lovekxx&classid=6&id=36910
17 hrs
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thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It was an outfit for an old woman and I believe that it was not a tank top that she wore. So Shang's answer sounds most logical. Thanks. "
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15 mins
Surplice Vest
这里边有图，就是你说的那种http://www.woolworks.com/Catalogs/Woolrag/p02-05.pdf
或者这里也有图片
或者这里也有图片
Peer comment(s):
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Jie Li (X)
: Surplice is for religious ceremonies
7 hrs
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7 hrs
It refers to 'men's tank top'
和尚领大背心 simply refers to 'men's tank top'. But it is a vivid description of how the tank top looks like: no collar, wide neck (similar to what monks usualy wear), loose vest.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-09-26 10:23:02 GMT)
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Sorry, I set the wrong level of confidence.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-09-26 10:23:02 GMT)
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Sorry, I set the wrong level of confidence.
Peer comment(s):
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Shang
: 看看这里：http://images.google.cn/images?complete=1&hl=zh-CN&q=tank .....，那是吊带背心一类的
26 mins
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We usually say girls' top or women's top. But this word is now getting popular. It is not uncommon when you see 'men's tank top'.
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LoyalTrans
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12 hrs
Caroline Moreno
United States
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Large vest with a monk collar
Another suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Jie Li (X)
: Could be! and thanks for the explanation of 'tank tops'
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No problem. Thank you Jie Li.
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22 hrs
Xiaoping Fu
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T-thirt
我觉得，这里的“和尚领大背心”就是“圆领短袖汗衫”，也就是英文的“T-thirt”。在 “T 恤”这样的广式名称出现之前，中国的老百姓把“T－thirt” 那样的短袖汗衫叫做“大背心”。
“和尚领”原义是和尚穿袈裟与大襟相连的窄长领式，用于毛衣时指下边有叠合的尖领，用于背心时多半就是指圆领。
“和尚领”原义是和尚穿袈裟与大襟相连的窄长领式，用于毛衣时指下边有叠合的尖领，用于背心时多半就是指圆领。
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