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寡
guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ (1.1): 少。 Few.
《墨子·辭過》:君實欲民之眾而惡其寡，當蓄私不可不節。
If the rulers sincerely desire the population to be large and hate to see it small, they must not indulge in retaining too many women.
《孟子·梁惠王上》:曰：「然則小固不可以敵大，寡固不可以敵眾，弱固不可以敵彊。」
Yes - and so it is certain that a small country cannot contend with a great, that few cannot contend with many, that the weak cannot contend with the strong.
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