short braid or pigtail

(colloquial) to die; to kick the bucket; often used humorously or disrespectfully

To comb and style hair into a braid.

to grab someone's weak point or mistake to use against them as leverage

to grab someone by the hair; used to mean seizing on another person's mistakes or weak points to use against them

To seize on someone's mistake or shortcoming to use it against them; to catch someone out.

To plait or braid hair into a pigtail; to wear a pigtail.

to seize on someone's mistakes or shortcomings; to hold someone's failures against them

strings of garlic bulbs braided together by their stalks

(slang) to die; used with a humorous or disrespectful tone; equivalent to [[翘辫子|翹辮子|qiao4 bian4 zi5]]