Dahu (clothing)

Dahu
Ming dynasty dahu, unearthed from the Tomb of Prince Zhu Tan.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese褡護
Simplified Chinese褡护
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDāhù
Korean name
Hangul답호
Hanja褡護/褡穫
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDapho

Dahu (simplified Chinese: 褡护; traditional Chinese: 褡護; pinyin: Dāhù) was a form of robe/jacket which was used in the Ming dynasty. In Ming dynasty, the dahu was either a new type of banbi (Chinese: 半臂; lit. 'half-arm') or a sleeveless jacket, whose designs was influenced by the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing.