辫子 (辮子) biànzi

1. biànzi noun plait; braid; pigtail
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '辮子'; Guoyu '辮子' 1)
2. biànzi noun a shortcoming that can be exploited
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '辮子'; Guoyu '辮子' 2)

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• 揪辫子(揪辮子) to grab somebody by the queue (i.e. hair); to seize on weak points
• 抓小辫子(抓小辮子) to catch out
• 抓辫子(抓辮子) to grab somebody by the pigtail; to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
• 翘辫子(翹辮子) to die; to kick the bucket
• 小辫子(小辮子) pigtail ; a shortcoming; evidence of wrongdoing

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• 第二回 Chapter 21 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2