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Chinese
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to change; to alter; to transform to change; to alter; to transform; to correct |
abolish; crippled
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| trad. (改廢)
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改
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廢
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| simp. (改废)
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改
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废
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Pronunciation
Verb
改廢
- (literary) to change or abolish
孟子曰：「大匠不為拙工改廢繩墨，羿不為拙射變其彀率。」
孟子曰：「大匠不为拙工改废绳墨，羿不为拙射变其彀率。」 - From: Mencius, c. 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Mèngzǐ yuē: “Dàjiàng bù wèi zhuōgōng gǎifèi shéngmò, Yì bù wèi zhuōshè biàn qí gòulǜ.”
- Mencius said, 'A great artificer does not, for the sake of a stupid workman, alter or do away with the marking-line. Yi did not, for the sake of a stupid archer, change his rule for drawing the bow.'