cheongsam

noun3

1. •
   A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.

   • A white velvet cheongsam! Except for people in movies, I've never seen anyone look as good in a cheongsam as she does. — 2011
2. •
   (Hong-Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.

   • [C]otton cheongsams are still the uniform at several colleges and secondary schools. — 2010
3. •
   A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.