遏絕

遏絕

1. (literary) to wipe out; to exterminate

   • 皇帝哀矜庶戮之不辜，報虐以威，遏絕苗民，無世在下。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     皇帝哀矜庶戮之不辜，报虐以威，遏绝苗民，无世在下。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Huángdì āijīn shùlù zhī bùgū, bào nüè yǐ wēi, èjué miáomín, wú shì zài xià. [Pinyin]

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   • 視事四年，蠻夷猾夏不能遏絕，寇賊姦宄不能殄滅 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     视事四年，蛮夷猾夏不能遏绝，寇贼奸宄不能殄灭 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     shìshì sì nián, mányí huá Xià bùnéng èjué, kòuzéi jiānguǐ bùnéng tiǎnmiè [Pinyin]

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   • 這便是遏絕天理，失其初心也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     这便是遏绝天理，失其初心也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13^th century CE

     Zhè biànshì èjué tiānlǐ, shī qí chūxīn yě. [Pinyin]

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