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翘辫子

qiào biàn zidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) to die / to kick the bucket
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2ecb0b75a9036b18. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

翹辮子 翘辫子 [qiao4 bian4 zi5] /(coll.) to die/to kick the bucket/

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Other forms in these source records: 翹辮子

  • 翘
    qiáo

    outstanding / to raise

    qiào

    to stick up / to rise on one end / to tilt

  • 辫
    biàn

    a braid or queue / to plait

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.