削藩

xuēfān

to seize the land or reduce the power of feudal lords

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 削 xiāo
  1. to peel with a knife
  2. to pare
  3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
=1 削 xuē
  1. to pare
  2. to reduce
  3. to remove
  4. Taiwan pr. xuè
=1 削 qiào Original form of 鞘 (qiào, “sword sheath”).
=1 削 shào
  1. (historical) fief within three hundred li from the state capital
  2. fief within three hundred li from the state capital
2 藩 fān
  1. fence; hedge
  2. (literary) screen; barrier
  3. vassal state
  4. Taiwan pr. fán