cut off nose

  • created sense approved 劓 · yì · to cut off the nose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    to cut off the nose

    (literary) to cut off the nose, an ancient form of corporal punishment used in China

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  • created sense approved 劓 · yì · to eradicate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    to eradicate

    (literary) to wipe out; to eradicate; to cut off or eliminate

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