灯笼裤

燈籠褲

dēnglóngkù

noun #26,893

Measure Word

一条灯笼裤 tiáo

Meanings

1 bloomers
2 knickerbockers
3 plus fours
4 balloon pants

Characters

cage; basket; lantern

trousers; pants

Examples

她穿着一条灯笼裤跳舞。

Tā chuānzhe yī tiáo 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