襯衣

§Chinese

		give alms; underwear; to line give alms; underwear; to line; lining; contrast; assist	gown; to dress; to wear gown; to dress; to wear; clothes
trad. (襯衣)		襯	衣
simp. (衬衣)		衬	衣

§Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chènyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ ji¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: chènyī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄧ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenni
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: can³ ji¹
    • Yale: chan yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ ji¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ jiː⁵⁵/

§Noun

襯衣

1. (Elementary Mandarin) underclothes; shirt

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§Japanese

Kanji in this term
襯	衣
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 4

§Etymology 1

§Noun

襯衣 (hiragana しんい, romaji shin'i)

1. underwear

§Etymology 2

§Noun

襯衣 (katakana シャツ, alternative reading しゃつ, romaji shatsu)

1. (uncommon) shirt
   • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:

     もっとも驚 (おどろ)いたのはこの暑 (あつ)いのにフランネルの襯衣 (しゃつ)を着 (き)ている。

     mottomo odoroita no wa kono atsui noni furanneru no shatsu o kiteiru.

     But what surprised me most was that he wore a flannel shirt.