Dictionary/虎符

虎符

hǔ fú

ㄏㄨˇ ㄈㄨˊ
N
1tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)

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虎符