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龙头铡

lóng tóu zhá

3-character word Traditional 龍頭鍘

What 龙头铡 means

1. lever-style guillotine decorated with a dragon's head at the hinged end, used to behead criminals related to the emperor

The characters in 龙头铡

• 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 铡zhálever-style guillotine; to chop using this type of guillotine

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