Beijing bikini

English thumb|Bicycle-repair man in a Beijing bikini. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Beijing bikini.wav US Noun en slang humorous A rolled-up T-shirt that bares the wearer's midriff, a means of cooling down in the sweltering heat of China's urban areas. en Sep 1 2016 Andrew Jacobs How Some Chinese Men Meet Summer’s Swelter: With Midriff Bare and Bulging The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/what-in-the-world/china-summer-beijing-bikini.html A man near Beijing’s Forbidden City this month rolled up his shirt, a way to keep cool known as the Beijing bikini. https://web.archive.org/web/20250401073058/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/what-in-the-world/china-summer-beijing-bikini.html 1 April 2025 en Jul 5 2019 Alan Weedon 'Beijing bikini' ban leaves sweltering Chinese hot under the collar ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-05/beijings-bikini-ban-leaves-some-hot-under-the-collar/11283516 China is no stranger to this garment as its steamy climate has created an idiosyncratic offshoot, known as Beijing bikini, where older men roll their tops up and expose their midriff in a bid to keep cool. https://web.archive.org/web/20240418182036/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-05/beijings-bikini-ban-leaves-some-hot-under-the-collar/11283516 18 April 2024 en terms derived from toponyms en Clothing