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- signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4])
- brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4])
- mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
- old, well-known brand
- old style; old school
- an old hand; experienced veteran
- cards in one's hand
- (fig.) undisclosed strength or information
- hidden trump
- strong card
- honor card (card games)
- very popular or successful person
- self-important
- to delist (a traded security)
- (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club
Trad. 頭牌
- tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production
- by extension, the lead role
Trad. 貼牌
- to supply products to be marketed under the buyer's brand name
- to manufacture OEM products
Trad. 銅牌
- bronze medal
- bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc
- CL:枚[mei2]
- (card games) trump card
- (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
- to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc
- (fig.) to reshuffle; to reorganize; to shake up; to restructure
Trad. 掛牌
- lit. to hang up a plate
- to open up for business
- listed (on stock market)
- to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc); to inaugurate; to officially open
- (archaic) wooden or metal token of authority
- (fig.) decree
- directive
- (computing) token
Trad. 聽牌
- (mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand
- (sports) to be on the verge of winning
Trad. 雜牌軍
- miscellaneous troops; irregular troops; troops of varied allegiances
- uncertified staff
Trad. 虎頭牌
- tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门[ya2 men5] during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)
Trad. 大牌檔
- food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档[da4 pai2 dang4])
Trad. 雙牌縣
- Shuangpai, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
Trad. 擋箭牌
- arrow-blocking shield
- (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
Trad. 獎牌榜
- medal table
- tally of trophies
- list of prizewinners
Trad. 萬智牌
- Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
Trad. 號碼牌
- number plate
- car license plate
- CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4]
Trad. 貞節牌坊
- memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
Trad. 汽車號牌
- vehicle registration plate
- license plate
Trad. 既要當婊子又要立牌坊
- see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]
Trad. 又想當婊子又想立牌坊
- lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
- fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
- to want to have one's cake and eat it too