samfu
noun/ˈsæmfuː/
/ˈsæmfuː/
(from Chinese)- a light suit consisting of a jacket with a high collar and loose trousers, traditional in ChinaWord Origin1950s: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect) shaam foò, from shaam ‘coat’ + foò ‘trousers’.
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