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Cut wood for the officials
  Explanation: Meaning is not an insult by prison officials, even the wood of the prison officials do not see him. Describe the warders violent awesome.
  Usage: Verb-object type; as predicate; containing derogatory
  Source: Qian Han, "reported Ren Shaoqing book" cut wood to officials, meeting not right. "" Sima Qian Chuan Han, "it does not go into who have Restricting potential, does not cut wood for the officials meeting, scheduled to count for little people."
Officials still made by carving wood
  Officials still made carved wood. "Sima Qian Han Shu Biography": "Restricting the situation so there would not join the disability, not to cut wood for the Officials meeting, work out a scheme on fresh too."
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No. 3
  削木为吏 ( xuē mù wéi lì )
  解 释 意思是不能受狱吏的侮辱,即使是木头做的狱吏也不能见他。形容狱吏的凶暴可畏。
  出 处 《汉书·司马迁传》:“故士有画地为牢势不入,削木为吏议不对,定计于鲜也。”
  用 法 动宾式;作谓语;含贬义
  近义词 刻木为吏
成语词典
  成语名称
  削木为吏
  汉语拼音
  xuē mù wéi lì
  成语释义
  意思是不能受狱吏的侮辱,即使是木头做的狱吏也不能见他。形容狱吏的凶暴可畏。
  成语出处
  汉·司马迁《报任少卿书》:“削木为吏,议不可对。”《汉书·司马迁传》:“故士有画地为牢势不入,削木为吏议不对,定计于鲜也。”
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Officials carved wood