披帛

pībó

noun

Measure Word

一条披帛 tiáo

Meanings

1 pibo (long silk shawl/stole, a Tang-dynasty women's accessory)

Characters

drape over the shoulders

Examples

唐代女子喜欢在肩上披一条披帛。

Tángdài nǚzǐ xǐhuan zài jiān shàng pī yì tiáo pībó.

Tang-dynasty women liked to drape a silk stole over their shoulders.

敦煌壁画里的飞天都围着披帛。

Dūnhuáng bìhuà lǐ de fēitiān dōu wéizhe pībó.

The apsaras in the Dunhuang murals all have pibo silk trailing around them.

Tips

culture

Per 《新华词典》, a women's accessory 'beginning in the Tang (one view says the Qin)'. A long, light silk shawl or sash draped over the shoulders or wound around the arms — instantly recognisable in Tang painting and Dunhuang murals, where the trailing fabric gives the 飞天 (flying apsaras) their weightless look.

Stroke Order

披 pī

帛 bó