一切經音義 1.195

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珊瑚（上桑安反下戶姑反漢書云罽賓國出珊瑚寶其色紅赤而瑩徹生於大海或出名山似樹有枝而無其葉大者可高尺餘）。

珊瑚 (The upper character has the fanqie 桑安 [sān]; the lower character has the fanqie 戶姑 [hú]. The Hanshu says: 'The country of Jibin produces coral gems. Their color is crimson and translucent. They grow in the great sea, or come from famous mountains, resembling trees with branches but without leaves. Large ones can reach over a foot in height').