雕凿

雕鑿
diāozáo
  1. (figurative) to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style
  2. to carve; to engrave
  3. to polish (a piece of writing); to write in an ornate style

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=1 雕 diāo variant of 雕 diāo, to engrave
=1 雕 diāo
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. shrewd
  4. bird of prey
=1 雕 diāo bird of prey
=2 凿 záo
  1. (bound form) chisel
  2. to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig
  3. (literary) certain; authentic; irrefutable
  4. also pr. zuò
=2 凿 zuò
  1. (obsolete) polished rice
  2. (obsolete) to pound; to grind; to husk
  3. polished rice
  4. to pound; to grind; to husk