剃发令
tì fà lìng
Pinyin

Definition

剃发令
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tì fà lìng
  1. the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

令
Líng
  1. 1 see 令狐[Líng hú]
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
下令
xià lìng
  1. 1 to give an order
  2. 2 to command
剃头
tì tóu
  1. 1 to have one's head shaved
剃须刀
tì xū dāo
  1. 1 shaver
  2. 2 razor
勒令
lè lìng
  1. 1 to order
  2. 2 to force
司令
sī lìng
  1. 1 commanding officer
司令部
sī lìng bù
  1. 1 headquarters
  2. 2 military command center
命令
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
指令
zhǐ lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 instruction
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)
禁令
jìn lìng
  1. 1 prohibition
  2. 2 ban
绕口令
rào kǒu lìng
  1. 1 tongue-twister
通缉令
tōng jī lìng
  1. 1 order for arrest
  2. 2 wanted circular
  3. 3 wanted poster
达令
Dá lìng
  1. 1 Darling (name)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人满意
lìng rén mǎn yì
  1. 1 satisfying
  2. 2 satisfactory
令堂
lìng táng
  1. 1 (honorific) your mother
令尊
lìng zūn
  1. 1 Your esteemed father (honorific)
令弟
lìng dì
  1. 1 honorable little brother

Idioms (10)

三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
令人发指
lìng rén fà zhǐ
  1. 1 to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles
令行禁止
lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom); fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions
  2. 2 to ensure strictly obedience
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
朝令夕改
zhāo lìng xī gǎi
  1. 1 to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)
色令智昏
sè lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head over lust
  2. 2 sex-crazy (idiom)
军令如山
jūn lìng rú shān
  1. 1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 a military order must be obeyed

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