蟒袍 (mǎngpáo) · python robe, a Ming and Qing court robe…

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一件蟒袍 jiàn

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这件蟒袍是清朝大臣穿的。

Zhè jiàn mǎngpáo shì Qīngcháo dàchén chuān de.

This python robe was worn by a Qing minister.

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京剧里，帝王将相上场常穿蟒袍。

Jīngjù lǐ, dìwáng-jiàngxiàng shàngchǎng cháng chuān mǎngpáo.

In Peking opera, emperors, generals and ministers often come on stage in python robes.

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The 蟒 on it is a dragon with four claws; five-clawed dragons, 龙, were for the emperor alone. On the opera stage the costume is called simply 蟒.

蟒 mǎng

袍 páo