Zhong yi (中衣) must be worn under outside clothing first, coupled with trousers (中褲) or skirt (中裙).
Zhong yi is underpants: Men wear underpants and trousers, while women wear underpants and lower garment. Men must wear Zhongdan, a piece of white gown over underpants. when they wear dress. It is considered impolite when people wear Hanfu withouot underpants, which is quite like that people wear suit without shirt.
Some robes require a Zhong dan (中單) robe to be worn.
Xie Yi (褻衣) means underwear covering the front abdomen existed for both male and female, and are usually rectangular in shape. Interestingly, Mongol and Manchu period Chinese underwear are diamond-shaped.
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