Ao dai (English spelling)

Japanese: アオザイ（英語表記）ao dai

Traditional national clothing for Vietnamese women. It was created by assimilating traditional Chinese clothing to the Vietnamese climate and ethnicity. It consists of a long top called a chosan (long robe) with a Chinese-style collar and front opening, and loose-fitting trousers called kūtsu. The chosan is tailored to fit the body closely, with a slit from the hem to the waist. Patterns, colors, and fabrics vary according to taste and fashion. The kūtsu is made wide and loose, with the same shape on the front and back, and is usually made of plain white satin, although in recent years it has often been made differently. When going out, it is worn with a hat-shaped sun hat and sandals or zori, although in recent years the hat is often omitted. Originally it was clothing for the upper class, but today it is common to wear it both as everyday wear and as formal attire.

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Japanese:

ベトナム女性の伝統的民族服。中国の伝統服をベトナムの風土と民族性とに同化させてできたもの。中国服風の襟と前開きから成る丈長の上衣チョーサン (長衫) と，ゆったりしたズボンのクーツーとから成る。チョーサンは身体にぴったり添わせて仕立てられ，裾から腰にかけてスリットがある。柄や色，生地は好みや流行によって多様である。クーツーは前後同形で，幅広にゆったりと仕立てられ，通常白無地のサテンが使われるが，最近は異なる場合も多くなった。外出の際にはこれに笠形の日よけ帽子をかぶり，サンダルまたは草履をはくが，近来は笠を略すことも多い。元来は上流階級の衣服であったが，今日では日常着としても，また礼装としても一般化している。

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