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Jyutping siu1 joek6
Pinyin xiāo ruò

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to weaken; to impair; to diminish; to undermine
    • 張成澤濫用職權,搞亂兩位大元帥就首都建設建立起來的工作體系,幾年間把很多建設建材基地幾乎變為廢墟,以狡猾的手法消弱首都建設單位的技術人員和技工隊伍,把一些重要建設單位交給心腹用來掙錢,故意妨礙了平壤市建設。
      张成泽滥用职权,搞乱两位大元帅就首都建设建立起来的工作体系,几年间把很多建设建材基地几乎变为废墟,以狡猾的手法消弱首都建设单位的技术人员和技工队伍,把一些重要建设单位交给心腹用来挣钱,故意妨碍了平壤市建设。
      zhāng chéng zé làn yòng zhí quán , gǎo luàn liǎng wèi dà yuán shuài jiù shǒu dōu jiàn shè jiàn lì qǐ lai de gōng zuò tǐ xì , jǐ nián jiān bǎ hěn duō jiàn shè jiàn cái jī dì jī hū biàn wéi fèi xū , yǐ jiǎo huá de shǒu fǎ xiāo ruò shǒu dū jiàn shè dān wèi de jì shù rén yuán hé jì gōng duì wǔ , bǎ yī xiē zhòng yào jiàn shè dān wèi jiāo gěi xīn fù yòng lái zhèng qián , gù yì fán gài le píng rǎng shì jiàn shè .
      Abusing his authority, he undermined the work system related to the construction of the capital city established by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, reducing the construction and building-materials bases to such bad shape little short of debris in a few years. He weakened the ranks of technicians and skilled workers at the units for the construction of the capital city in a crafty manner and transferred major construction units to his confidants so that they might make money. In this way he deliberately disturbed the construction in Pyongyang.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    张成泽滥用职权,搞乱两位大元帅就首都建设建立起来的工作体系,几年间把很多建设建材基地几乎变为废墟,以狡猾的手法消弱首都建设单位的技术人员和技工队伍,把一些重要建设单位交给心腹用来挣钱,故意妨碍了平壤市建设。
    張成澤濫用職權,搞亂兩位大元帥就首都建設建立起來的工作體系,幾年間把很多建設建材基地幾乎變為廢墟,以狡猾的手法消弱首都建設單位的技術人員和技工隊伍,把一些重要建設單位交給心腹用來掙錢,故意妨礙了平壤市建設。
    zhāng chéng zé làn yòng zhí quán , gǎo luàn liǎng wèi dà yuán shuài jiù shǒu dōu jiàn shè jiàn lì qǐ lai de gōng zuò tǐ xì , jǐ nián jiān bǎ hěn duō jiàn shè jiàn cái jī dì jī hū biàn wéi fèi xū , yǐ jiǎo huá de shǒu fǎ xiāo ruò shǒu dū jiàn shè dān wèi de jì shù rén yuán hé jì gōng duì wǔ , bǎ yī xiē zhòng yào jiàn shè dān wèi jiāo gěi xīn fù yòng lái zhèng qián , gù yì fán gài le píng rǎng shì jiàn shè .
    • Abusing his authority, he undermined the work system related to the construction of the capital city established by Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, reducing the construction and building-materials bases to such bad shape little short of debris in a few years. He weakened the ranks of technicians and skilled workers at the units for the construction of the capital city in a crafty manner and transferred major construction units to his confidants so that they might make money. In this way he deliberately disturbed the construction in Pyongyang.