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灯笼裤

燈籠褲
dēnglóngkù
noun #26,893

Measure Word

一条灯笼裤 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 bloomers
  2. 2 knickerbockers
  3. 3 plus fours
  4. 4 balloon pants

Examples

她穿着一条灯笼裤跳舞。
Tā chuānzhe yītiáo dēnglóngkù tiàowǔ.
She was dancing in a pair of balloon pants.
灯笼裤在八十年代非常流行。
Dēnglóngkù zài bāshí niándài fēicháng liúxíng.
Balloon pants were very popular in the 1980s.

Tips

memory
灯笼 means 'lantern' and 裤 means 'trousers.' These pants puff out like a lantern — imagine a Chinese paper lantern around each leg.

Stroke Order

灯 dēng
笼 lóng
裤 kù