Banbi

Banbi
Woman wearing a duijin banbi.
Chinese name
Chinese	半臂
Literal meaning	half-arm
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bànbì
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	半袖
Literal meaning	half-sleeve
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bànxiù
Korean name
Hangul	반비
Hanja	半臂
Japanese name
Kanji	半臂
Hiragana	はんぴ
Transcriptions Romanization Hanpi

Banbi (Chinese: 半臂; lit. 'half-arm'),^[1] also known as banxiu (Chinese: 半袖; lit. 'half-sleeves')^[2] and sometimes referred as beizi (Chinese: 褙子) or half-beizi (i.e. short-sleeved beizi) before the term beizi eventually came to refer to a long-sleeved beizi in the Song dynasty,^[3] and referred as dahu in the Yuan dynasty,^[2] is an upper garment item in Hanfu. The banbi is in the form of a waistcoat or outerwear with short sleeves, which could either be worn over or under a long-sleeved ruqun.^[1] The style of its collar varies; it can also be secured at the front either with ties or a metal button.^[4]