Qungua

Qungua
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Qungua in Hong Kong, 2020
Chinese裙褂
Literal meaningSkirt jacket
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQúnguà
Wade–GilesCh'ün2-kwa4
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingKwan4 gwaa3
Longfenggua
Traditional Chinese龍鳳褂
Simplified Chinese龙凤褂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngfèngguà
Wade–GilesLung2-feng4-kua4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglung4 fung6 gwaa3
Longfeng qungua
Traditional Chinese龍鳳裙褂
Simplified Chinese龙凤裙褂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngfèng qúnguà
Wade–GilesLung2-feng4-ch'ün2-kua4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglung4 fung6 Kwan4 gwaa3
Guaqun
Chinese褂裙
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuàqún
Wade–GilesKua4-Ch'ün2
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwaa3 kwan4

Qungua (Chinese: 裙褂; Jyutping: kwan4 gwaa3), also known as longfenggua (simplified Chinese: 龙凤褂; traditional Chinese: 龍鳳褂),[1] or longfeng qungua (simplified Chinese: 龙凤裙褂; traditional Chinese: 龍鳳裙褂),[2] or guaqun (Chinese: 褂裙; Jyutping: gwaa3 kwan4),[3] is one type of two-piece ceremonial traditional Chinese wedding set of attire, which is composed of a jacket called gua (褂) and of a long Chinese skirt called qun (裙). The qungua is a type of Hanfu worn by Han Chinese brides[4] and originated in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty.[1] It eventually became the traditional wedding attire of Cantonese brides in the Guangdong regions.[3][5] It is traditionally handmade and is decorated with dragons and phoenixes embroideries.[6] Nowadays, the qungua is still popular as a wedding dress in China, including in Hong kong and Macau.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "To Have And To Embroider: The "Long Feng Gua" Wedding Tradition | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. ^ JNTT (2020-07-30). "SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT". The Red Wedding. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  3. ^ a b Li, Yuling (2019). New meaning in traditional wedding dresses – Xiu He Fu and Long Feng Gua – in contemporary China [Master's Thesis]. Cultural Centre, University of Malaya (masters). pp. i-102.
  4. ^ Qiao, Nan; Tan, Yan-rong (2017). "Talk About the Chinese Wedding Dress of Modern Women". 2017 3rd International Conference on Social, Education and Management Engineering (SEME 2017): 299–301.
  5. ^ "Chinese Wedding Traditions: Qun Gua | Hong Kong Wedding Blog". 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  6. ^ "Technique of Making Hong Kong Cheongsam and Kwan Kwa Wedding Costume - Home". www.lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2022-08-17.