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劓 [yì]
1. 古代割掉鼻子的一种酷刑。
(An ancient cruel punishment that involved cutting off the nose.)
2. 割除。
(To cut off.)
本义: 劓刑。割鼻的刑罪,古代五刑之一。
(Original meaning: Nose cutting punishment, one of the five punishments in ancient China.)
造字法: 会意。从刀,从鼻。刀割鼻子。
(Character formation: Pictophonetic; composed of "knife" and "nose"; represents the act of cutting the nose with a knife.)
同本义 ([En.] cut off the nose (a punishment in ancient China))
引:
1. 《书·吕刑》:劓罚之属千。
(Book of Documents: The punishment of cutting off the nose belongs to the thousand.)
例:
又如: 劓鼻(割掉鼻子的酷刑); 劓刖(割鼻断足; 危殆不安的样子)
(For example: "cutting off the nose" (a cruel punishment); "cutting off the nose and severing the foot" (a state of danger and instability).)
割除 ([En.] cut off)
引:
1. 《书·盘庚中》:我乃劓殄灭之。
(Book of Documents: I will cut off and eliminate it.)
例:
又如: 劓割(劓剥。残害); 劓除(削灭)
(For example: "cutting off" (to harm); "cut off and eliminate.")