A straight jacket with a mandarin collar, typically of embroidered silk.
（尤指用织锦缎缝制的）中式直领上衣
Example sentencesExamples
During the beginning of spring or late autumn, people usually put a sleeveless waistcoat outside the long gown to replace the mandarin jacket.
Chinese acrobats somersaulted alongside him on the lacquer-red runway, and in their mandarin jackets and pajama pants they got the most wearable outfits in the entire show.
Young scholars bravely wore Western-style suits, abandoning robes and mandarin jackets and cutting their braids.
Wearing cheongsams and traditional mandarin jackets, 25 foreign English teachers gathered to share their experiences and bid farewell to their colleagues.
When the Manchu took control of the country, men were forced to wear long queues and mandarin jackets over their gowns.
Definition of mandarin jacket in US English:
mandarin jacket
noun
A plain jacket, typically of embroidered silk, with a mandarin collar.
Example sentencesExamples
Young scholars bravely wore Western-style suits, abandoning robes and mandarin jackets and cutting their braids.
When the Manchu took control of the country, men were forced to wear long queues and mandarin jackets over their gowns.
During the beginning of spring or late autumn, people usually put a sleeveless waistcoat outside the long gown to replace the mandarin jacket.
Chinese acrobats somersaulted alongside him on the lacquer-red runway, and in their mandarin jackets and pajama pants they got the most wearable outfits in the entire show.
Wearing cheongsams and traditional mandarin jackets, 25 foreign English teachers gathered to share their experiences and bid farewell to their colleagues.