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Change log entry 58713
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2015-09-14 16:52:33 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 56172 - submitted by 'ycandau' >>
that lit is not well placed, it does not correspond to a literal translation, the origin of this expression is not really known (and *that* popular etymology is not particularly credible)
Diff:
- 翹辮子 翘辫子 [qiao4 bian4 zi5] /to die/lit. the executioner raises one's queue/to kick the bucket/
+ 翹辮子 翘辫子 [qiao4 bian4 zi5] /(coll.) to die/to kick the bucket/
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