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guǎ ㄍㄨㄚˇ (1.1): 少。 Few. Show full entry 《墨子·辞过》: 君实欲民之众而恶其寡，当蓄私不可不节。 Show complete text If the rulers sincerely desire the population to be large and hate to see it small, they must not indulge in retaining too many women. 《孟子·梁惠王上》: 曰：“然则小固不可以敌大，寡固不可以敌众，弱固不可以敌强。” Show complete text Yes - and so it is certain that a small country cannot contend with a great, that few cannot contend with many, that the weak cannot contend with the strong.

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