







青衣乌帽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the plain clothes of ordinary people”. Refers to the attire of commoners, typically dark clothing and a black cap. Literally, “dark clothes and black cap”.

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Open the tool →青衣乌帽 (qīng yī wū mào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the plain clothes of ordinary people”.
青衣乌帽 is pronounced qīng yī wū mào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 青衣乌帽 means “dark clothes and black cap”. It is used to mean “the plain clothes of ordinary people”.
青衣:自汉以后即为卑贱者之服;乌帽:乌纱帽,本为官帽,隋唐以后流行于民间。平民的衣着