虎 头 牌

hǔ tóu páidictionary entry

tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门[yá men] during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)

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Original source entry:

虎頭牌 虎头牌 [hu3 tou2 pai2] /tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门[ya2 men5] during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)/

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Other forms in these source records: 虎頭牌

虎
hǔ
tiger / CL:隻|只[zhī]
头
tóu
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]
tou
suffix for nouns
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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