Definitions

to cut off the nose

Etymology

To cut  the nose  also provides the pronunciation

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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