tì​fà​liú​biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

Senses

剃发留辫/ 剃髮留辮 tì​fà​liú​biàn to shave the head but keep the queue

to shave the head but keep the queue; specifically refers to the Qing dynasty decree requiring men to shave their forehead and wear their hair in a long braid

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