by cutting out the superfluous
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ā NF á NJI ù Ji ǎ n, which means to remove the complicated part and make it concise. From Shangshu · Wei.
Idiom usage
It is easy for common people to know but hard to commit.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: simplify by deleting the complicated and simplify by deleting the Wuhu
The origin of Idioms
"Shangshu · Wei" said: "deleting the barbarians and complicating the chaos." "The method of quatrains should be graceful and roundabout, and it should be simple if it is deleted."
Idiom explanation
To get rid of; to tend to. Get rid of the complicated parts and make it more concise.
by cutting out the superfluous
Chewing teeth and piercing gums - jiáo chǐ chuān yín
fowls and dogs turn immortals -- relatives and followers of a high official got promotion after him - jī quǎn shēng tiān
compromise one 's honour by adultery - cán huā bài liǔ
read hastily and without thinking - hú lún tūn zǎo