"芟夷" meaning in Chinese

See 芟夷 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʂän⁵⁵ i³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ʂän⁵⁵ i³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shānyí [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄢ ㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], shānyí [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄢ ㄧˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shanyí [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shan¹-i² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shān-yí [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shanyi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шаньи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šanʹi [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sraem yij [Middle-Chinese], /*[s]ˤr[a]m ləj/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*sroːm lil/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: The phrase can be found in early written literature such as the Zuozhuan (《左傳·隱公六年》): 爲國家者,見惡如農夫之務去草焉。芟夷蘊崇之,絶其本根,勿使能殖,則善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]为国家者,见恶如农夫之务去草焉。芟夷蕴崇之,绝其本根,勿使能殖,则善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Wéi guójiā zhě, jiàn è rú nóngfū zhī wù qù cǎo yān. Shānyí yùnchóng zhī, jué qí běngēn, wùshǐ néng zhí, zé shànzhě shēn yǐ. [Pinyin] Those charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow. Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|《左傳·隱公六年》}} 《左傳·隱公六年》, {{zh-x|爲{wéi} 國家 者,見 惡{è} 如 農夫 之 務 去 草 焉。芟夷 蘊崇 之,絶 其 本-根,勿-使 能 殖,則 善-者 信{shēn} 矣。|Those charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow.|collapsed=yes|ref=Zuozhuan}} 爲國家者,見惡如農夫之務去草焉。芟夷蘊崇之,絶其本根,勿使能殖,則善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]为国家者,见恶如农夫之务去草焉。芟夷蕴崇之,绝其本根,勿使能殖,则善者信矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE Wéi guójiā zhě, jiàn è rú nóngfū zhī wù qù cǎo yān. Shānyí yùnchóng zhī, jué qí běngēn, wùshǐ néng zhí, zé shànzhě shēn yǐ. [Pinyin] Those charged with the administration of a state or hereditary fief, on seeing evil deeds, acts like a peasant who is obliged to vigorously remove the weeds. He cuts them down, uproots them, collects every single one of them, and pile them up; he destroys their roots and stops them from propagating. Thus, the good ones can grow. Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 芟夷
  1. (literary) to weed; to mow grass Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-芟夷-zh-verb-k-2XR9YZ
  2. (literary, figurative) to cut down; to delete Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-芟夷-zh-verb-Nih~gaJ8
  3. (literary, figurative) to destroy completely; to annihilate; to eradicate; to wipe out Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-芟夷-zh-verb-d1fcC41l

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