剃发令
剃发令剃髮令 tì fà lìng ㄊㄧˋ ㄈㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ tai3 faat3 ling6
- the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646
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More words with these characters
剃
- 剃刀 tì dāo ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄠ tai3 dou1 razor
- 剃度 tì dù ㄊㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋ tai3 dou6 to take the tonsure
- 剃头剃頭 tì tóu ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄡˊ tai3 tau4 to have one's head shaved
- 剃光头剃光頭 tì guāng tóu ㄊㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄡˊ tai3 gwong1 tau4 to shave the whole head clean
- 剃须刀剃鬚刀 tì xū dāo ㄊㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄠ tai3 sou1 dou1 shaver
- 剃须膏剃鬚膏 tì xū gāo ㄊㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄠ tai3 sou1 gou1 shaving cream
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令
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 口令 kǒu lìng ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ hau2 ling6 oral command
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 命令 mìng lìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ming6 ling6 order
- 指令 zhǐ lìng ㄓˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ zi2 ling6 to order; to command
- 法令 fǎ lìng ㄈㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 ling6 decree; ordinance
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 不悱不发不悱不發 bù fěi bù fā ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
- 东窗事发東窗事發 dōng chuāng shì fā ㄉㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄤ ㄕˋ ㄈㄚ dung1 coeng1 si6 faat3 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
- 对症发药對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 发奋图强發奮圖強 fā fèn tú qiáng ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ faat3 fan5 tou4 koeng4 to make an effort to become strong (idiom); determined to do better
- 发号施令發號施令 fā hào shī lìng ㄈㄚ ㄏㄠˋ ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˋ faat3 hou6 si1 ling6 to boss people around (idiom)
- 军令如山軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān ㄐㄩㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄢ gwan1 ling6 jyu4 saan1 military orders are like mountains (idiom)
- 利令智昏 lì lìng zhì hūn ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄣ lei6 ling6 zi3 fan1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
- 令人发指令人髮指 lìng rén fà zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄚˋ ㄓˇ ling6 jan4 faat3 zi2 (idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing
- 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ ling6 hang4 gam3 zi2 lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)