剃 发 留 辫

tì fà liú biàndictionary entry

to shave the head but keep the queue

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

剃髮留辮剃发留辫 [ti4 fa4 liu2 bian4] /to shave the head but keep the queue/

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Other forms in these source records: 剃髮留辮

剃
tì
to shave / shave / to weed
发
fā
to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds)
fà
hair / Taiwan pr. [fǎ]
留
liú
to leave (a message etc) / to retain / to stay / to remain / to keep / to preserve
辫
biàn
a braid or queue / to plait

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.