saam1 kwan4衫裙
Jyutpingsaam1 kwan4
Yalesāam kwàhn
Definition
Dress; a one-piece dress.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
While 衫裙 is a common way to refer to a dress, many Hong Kongers simply use the loanword 裙 or the more specific 連身裙. Using 衫裙 often emphasizes the top and bottom being connected as one piece of clothing. It is perfectly acceptable in casual conversation but might sound slightly less modern than using the English loanword dress.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Your dress is so pretty, where did you buy it?
She wore a new dress to the wedding banquet today.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 件 as the measure word for 衫裙 because it is a piece of clothing, but the correct measure word is 條 because it is a skirt-based garment.
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Grammar guides
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