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Example of a Nuo tai on the Paifang at the Cihu Presidential Burial Place in Taiwan. It reads (from right to left) "President (space) Honorable Chiang's Mausoleum"

Tai tou (Chinese: 抬頭; lit. 'shift/lift head') is a typographical East Asian expression of honor.^[1] It can be divided into two forms, Nuo tai and Ping tai.^{[example needed]}

^ Wilkinson, Endymion. "70.9". Chinese History: A New Manual (6 ed.). Harvard University Asia Center. p. 6065.