翘辫子

yuán shì kǎi gāng dēng shang huáng dì de bǎo zuò jiù qiào biàn zi le

袁世凯刚登上皇帝的宝座就翘辫子了。

Yuan Shikai had just taken the throne when he kicked the bucket.

qiào biàn zi zhè ge duǎn yǔ zǎo zài nián jiù yǐ jīng zài shǐ yòng le

翘辫子这个短语早在1785年就已经在使用了。

This phrase that means kicking the bucket has been in the language since at least 1785.