一切經音義 20.156
一切經音義 20.156
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群萌(古文氓同麥耕反萌芽也廣雅萌始也案萌冥昧皃也言眾庶無知也)。
Multitudes of living beings (群萌: the ancient character for 氓, pronounced meng [mai + geng fan]. 萌 means sprouting. The Guangya states: '萌 means the beginning.' Note that 萌 also depicts darkness and obscurity, referring to the ignorant common people).
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