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Mandarin · pinyin hǔ tóu pái

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

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
牌: pái · signboard, placard
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2–2 · hu3 tou2 pai2

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