剃发留辫

Traditional: 剃髮留辮

tì fà liú biàn

Dictionary entry

to shave the head but keep the queue

What does 剃发留辫 mean?

剃发留辫 (tì fà liú biàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to shave the head but keep the queue

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剃tìto shave 发fāto send out · to show (one's feeling)留liúold variant of 留[liu2]辫biàna braid or queue · to plait

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剃发留辫

tì fà liú biàn

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