削 soek³ {xuē}

(Cantonese) 1. cut; chop 2. weak (physical) 4. incapable

削 {xuè}

1. to pare
2. to reduce
3. to remove
4. Taiwan pr. [xue4]

削 soek³ {xiāo}

1. to peel with a knife
2. to pare
3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)

削 soek³ {xuē}

1. to pare
2. to reduce
3. to remove
4. Taiwan pr. [xue4]

削地 soek³ dei⁶ {xuē dì}

(king) to slash or reduce size of vassal's fief

削平 soek³ ping⁴ {xuē píng}

bevelment

削仔 soek³ zai² {xuē zǐ}

a weak or thin male

削波 soek³ bo¹ {xuē bō}

clipping (signal processing)

削除 soek³ ceoi⁴ {xuē chú}

1. to remove
2. to eliminate
3. to delete

削髮〔-发〕 soek³ faat³ {xuē fà}

1. to shave one's head
2. fig. to become a monk or nun
3. to take the tonsure

削價〔-价〕 soek³ gaa³ {xuē jià}

to cut down the price

削減〔-减〕 soek³ gaam² {xuē jiǎn}

1. to cut down
2. to reduce
3. to lower

削弱 soek³ joek⁶ {xuē ruò}

1. to weaken
2. to impair
3. to cripple

削球 soek³ kau⁴ {xiāo qiú}

1. (sport) to chop
2. to cut

削職〔-职〕 soek³ zik¹ {xuē zhí}

1. demotion
2. to have one's job cut

削籍 soek³ zik⁶ {xuē jí}

(of an official) dismissal from office (old)

削尖 soek³ zim¹ {xiāo jiān}

to sharpen

削坺坺 soek³ paat⁶ paat⁶ {xuē bò bò}

watery with lumps (food)

削鉛筆機〔-铅笔机〕 soek³ jyun⁴ bat¹ gei¹ {xiāo qiān bǐ jī}

pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

削職為民〔-职为-〕 soek³ zik¹ wai⁴ man⁴ {xuē zhí wéi mín}

demotion to commoner (idiom)

削足適履〔--适-〕 soek³ zuk¹ sik¹ lei⁵ {xuē zú shì lǚ}

1. to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
2. impractical or inelegant solution