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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 詞
牛仔褲 word · TOCFL B1 (est.)
牛仔褲 =
ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄗㄞˇ ㄎㄨˋ · niúzǎikù
noun — jeans; trousers made of denim

字源 FORM — what the parts do

ox, cow (牛奶)niú
a young fellow, a hand (牛仔 = cowboy)zǎi
trousers (褲子)衤 the clothing radical; 庫 kù gives the sound
牛仔褲,牛奶的牛,牛仔的仔,褲子的褲。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

)放牧穿的厚),就是
The tough trousers (褲) a cowboy (牛仔) wears to herd cattle — jeans.
字源
關 · Related
kùzitrousers in general — the same niúzǎia cowboy — who the jeans are named for