剃发令

Traditional: 剃髮令

tì fà lìng

Dictionary entry

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

What does 剃发令 mean?

剃发令 (tì fà lìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

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剃tìto shave 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)令língused in 脊令[ji2 ling2] · used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])

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剃发令

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