Yunjian (simplified Chinese: 云肩; traditional Chinese: 雲肩; pinyin: Yúnjiān; lit. 'cloud shoulder'), also known as Cloud collar in English[1]:51[2] and sometimes referred as châr-qâb,[3]:47 is a Chinese term which can either to a four-lobed motif (more rarely an 8-lobed motif),[4] or to a traditional Chinese garment accessory item in Hanfu, the Traditional clothing of the Han Chinese, which is typically found in the form of a detachable collar with cloud patterns[5][6] and is worn over the shoulders area,[7][4] similar to a shawl. As an garment accessory, the yunjian is also typically found in four-lobed design although multi-lobed design also existed throughout history.[8] The yunjian could also be applied directly on garments, where it would fall around the collar of robes onto the chest and shoulder region,[1]:51or as a clothing appliqué.[7] In China, the yunjian has both ceremonial and practical uses when used in clothing.[7] As a garment item, the yunjian was an important clothing element for Chinese women, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties;[9] its usage was spread across China where it became associated with the Han Chinese's wedding clothing.[7] In Henan, brides would wear yunjian decorated with hanging ribbons and bells.[7] It also had the practical use of preventing clothing from being dirty and oily by covering up the clothes and by covering up the stains.[7] The yunjian is used in Peranakan wedding;[10][11] the multi-layered yunjian worn by Chinese (and Chinese descents) brides on the day of their wedding is sometimes known as "phoenix collar".[12] The yunjian also started to be worn by the Non-Chinese, the Tartars of northern China and Manchuria in the later medieval period.


肚兜,(fashion) dudou or Chinese bodice, a traditional Chinese undergarment for women or children, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist (Classifier: 條/条 m; c)