令 牌

lìng páidictionary entry

(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token

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Original source entry:

令牌令牌 [ling4 pai2] /(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority/(fig.) decree/directive/(computing) token/

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令
líng
used in 脊令[jí líng] / used in 令狐[Líng hú] (Taiwan pr. [lìng])
lǐng
classifier for a ream of paper
lìng
to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem
牌
pái
signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuài]) / brand / trademark / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhāng]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[cí pái] and 曲牌[qǔ pái])

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