剪落

剪落

1. Alternative form of 翦落 (jiǎnluò, “to shave off one's hair to become a Buddhist monk or nun; to eliminate”)

   • 盡出花鈿與四鄰，雲鬟剪落厭殘春。 [MSC, trad.]
     尽出花钿与四邻，云鬟剪落厌残春。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 楊郇伯 Yang Xunbo《送妓人出家》"Seeing off the courtesan leaving her home to become a nun", in 全唐詩 Complete Tang Poetry.

     Jìnchū huādiàn yǔ sìlín, yúnhuán jiǎnluò yàn cánchūn. [Pinyin]

     She gave away all her head-dresses to her neighbors; she shaved off her cloud-like hair, for she grew tired of her prime's waning.

   • 親近讒慝，剪落皇枝，宋氏之業，自此衰矣。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     亲近谗慝，剪落皇枝，宋氏之业，自此衰矣。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shen Yue, Book of Song, 492-493 CE

     Qīnjìn chántè, jiǎnluò huángzhī, sòngshì zhī yè, zìcǐ shuāi yǐ. [Pinyin]

     (Emperor Ming) was close to insidiously malicious slanderers and he eliminated other imperial branches; the Song lineage's achievement would dwindle thenceforth.