剃发留辫

Traditional form:

剃髮留辮

Pinyin (reading):

tìfàliúbiàn

Definitions:

• to shave the head but keep the queue

Characters:

• 剃 - to shave
• 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
• 辫 - braid, pigtail, plait; queue

Traditional characters:

• 剃 - to shave
• 髮 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
• 留 - to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; 
• 辮 - braid, pigtail, plait; queue