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# 折疑論 2.22

折疑論 2.22

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.22)

合抱之木。豈適用以茆茨（二人相圍曰合抱。茆茨茆草也。適相從之義。謂合抱之大木。豈適於茆茨而用之）。

> How could a tree of several arm-spans be suitable for use in a thatched hut? (What two people can embrace together is called 'several arm-spans' \[hebao\]. Mao ci means thatched reeds. 'Suitable' \[shi\] carries the sense of conforming with. It means: how could a great tree of several arm-spans be suitable to be used in a thatched hut?)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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