Jiùshí shēnshì yǐ yāojiān de shēn wéi lǐfú biāozhì.
In former times, gentlemen used the sash around the waist as a mark of formal dress.
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绅 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It is most commonly seen in compounds like 绅士 (gentleman) and 乡绅 (local gentry). Classically it referred to the wide sash worn by officials that distinguished them from commoners.
