剃发留辫
tì​fà​liú​biàn

to shave the head but keep the queue

  • created sense approved 剃发留辫/剃髮留辮 · tì​fà​liú​biàn · to shave the head but keep the queue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    剃发 (literal) → 剃发/剃髮 · tì​fà · to shave one's head 留 (literal) → 留 · liú · to grow 辫 (literal) → 辫/辮 · biàn · braid

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense