also: ちょんさん · ちょーさん · ちゃんさん
cheongsam; mandarin gown
A traditional Chinese dress, often with a high collar and side slits. In Japanese, usually written in katakana as チョンサン. Compare with チャイナドレス, which is the more common term for the same garment.
See also: チャイナドレス
She went to the party wearing a red cheongsam.
Kanji form; rarely used. The reading ちょうさん is the on'yomi.
Variant reflecting the Chinese pronunciation; less common than チョンサン.
Alternate reading; rarely used.
Borrowed from Korean 치파오 (ch'ip'ao) or directly from Chinese 長衫 (chángshān). The katakana spelling reflects the pronunciation.