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shenyi

/ʃɛn.i/

shenyi noun: a type of Han Chinese clothing commonly worn from the pre-Shang dynasty periods to the Han dynasty.

Noun

shenyi (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A type of Han Chinese clothing commonly worn from the pre-Shang dynasty periods to the Han dynasty.

Origin of shenyi

Borrowed from Mandarin 深衣 (shēnyī).

Questions about shenyi

What does shenyi mean?
Shenyi means a type of Han Chinese clothing commonly worn from the pre-Shang dynasty periods to the Han dynasty.
What part of speech is shenyi?
Shenyi is a noun.
How do you pronounce shenyi?
Shenyi is pronounced /ʃɛn.i/.

Words near shenyi in the dictionary

  1. Shenton
  2. Shentons
  3. Shenxi
  4. Shenya
  5. Shenyang
  6. shenyi
  7. Shenzhen
  8. shenzi
  9. shenzis
  10. Sheohar
  11. sheol

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