翹辮子

Chinese

		outstanding; to raise	pigtail; plaits; braids pigtail; plaits; braids; queue
trad. (翹辮子)		翹	辮子
simp. (翘辫子)		翘	辫子

Etymology

Literally “to lift one's braid”. During the Qing dynasty, all men were required to wear long braids, and persecutors had to lift the head of male criminals by their braids before beheading them, hence this saying.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiào biànzi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ bin¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiào biànzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiaw biann.tzy
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ bin¹ zi²
  - Yale: kìuh bīn jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ bin¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ bin¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ piːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Verb

翹辮子

(figuratively, informal, often humorous) to kick the bucket; to die

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 翹辮子

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young)
夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young)
夭折 (yāozhé) (die young)
夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)

死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
無去／无去 (Min Nan)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan)
百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan)
百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan)
老去 (Min Nan)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous)
蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Min Nan)
釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

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