削
verb C2- to pare
- to reduce
- to remove
- Taiwan pr. [xue4]
Other readings
- xiāoto peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
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奢因说曰：「君于赵为贵公子，今纵君家而不奉公则法削，法削则国弱，国弱则诸侯加兵，诸侯加兵是无赵也，君安得有此富乎？
恍如由傲来峰西面攀登泰山的景象，初看傲来峰削壁千仞，以为上与天通。
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