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yào ㄧㄠˋ (10): 主要，简要。 The important. Show full entry 《墨子·所染》: 此六君者，非不重其国，爱其身也，以不知要故也。 Show complete text Now, it is not that these six princes do not value their states or hold their lives cheap, it is really that they do not understand the relative importance of things. 《史记·太史公自序》: 儒者博而寡要，劳而少功，是以其事难尽从。 Show complete text 《吕氏春秋·当染》: 不能为君者，伤形费神，愁心劳耳目，国愈危，身愈辱，不知要故也。 Show complete text 《汉书·司马迁传》: 儒者博而寡要，劳而少功，是以其事难尽从，然其叙君臣父子之礼，列夫妇长幼之别，不可易也。 Show complete text

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