一切經音義 100.78

100.78

玳瑁（上音大或作瑇下音妹考聲云龜類甲有文而鎣或作金色光淨無文理）。

Hawksbill turtle (玳瑁: the upper character has the pronunciation dài, also written as 瑇; the lower has the pronunciation mèi. The Kaosheng says: 'A type of turtle whose carapace is patterned and lustrous, or of a golden colour, gleaming cleanly without grains').