created sense approved 剃发令/剃髮令 · tìfàlìng · Haircutting Order — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
剃发令 / 剃髮令
tìfàlìng
Haircutting Order
The Qing dynasty edict issued in 1645 requiring all Han men to shave the front of their heads and wear a queue in the Manchu style, often summarized by the slogan 'Keep your hair and lose your head, or keep your head and lose your hair.'
tìfǎlìng
薙髮令
剃 (literal) → 剃 · tì · to shave; to remove 发 (literal) → 发/髮 · fà · hair 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to order
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