虎头牌
Traditional form:
虎頭牌
Pinyin (reading):
hǔtóupái
Definitions:
- tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門／衙门 (yámen) during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)
Characters:
- 虎 - tiger; brave, fierce; surname
- 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
- 牌 - card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet
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