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júe : reject

絕

rootspinyin, English
糹刀巴 mì silk, dāo knife, bā greatly desire
synonyms
廢fèi : abandon
棄qì² : discard
絕聖棄智 | 絕仁棄義 | 絕巧棄利 | 絕學無憂
(a) 19:01 júe shèng qì² zhì² | (b) 19:03 júe rén¹ qì² yì² | (c) 19:05 júe qîao qì² lì | (d) 19:13 júe xúe wú yöu¹
Reject sagacity and discard cleverness | Reject benevolence and discard righteousness | Reject erudition and discard helping | Reject scholarship and be without worry

(01) GD has 'jue zhi qi bian 絕智棄辨'. MWD-B adds 'er [and]' after line.
(03) GD has 'jue qiao qi li 絕巧棄利'. MWD-B adds 'er [and]' after line.
(05) GD has 'jue wei qi lu 絕偽 [hypocrisy] 棄慮 [think over?]'.
(12) GD has 'wang 亡' for 'wu'.

abandon PC, WC, GR, JS, DCd
abolish ECc, VM
banish AW, LY, AL
cease DLd
cease the teaching of C1c
cut off AH, PI, WWbc
cut off as a knife would cut a thread WWa
discontinue DLabc
drop W1abc
eliminate C1d, ECabd, RH
exterminate L1, L2
get rid of RP, CM
give up WOd, FE, DH
have done with W1d
leave off WWd
let be free from C1a
put away WOabc
reject DCabc
renounce JL
stop being LG
stop the teaching of C1b

I originally had 'abandon' for 'júe', but decided that word better for 'fèi'. 'reject' was one of three words I had for 'qì²'. I was tempted from their radicals to go with 'scrap' and 'dump' for 'júe' and 'qì²', and I still find those words accurate, if not subtle.

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