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一切經音義 20.87

一切經音義 20.87

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觜星(上醉唯反爾雅云觜娵之口營室東璧也郭璞云營室與東璧四星似口因以為名也古今正字云從角此聲也)。

觜星 (The first character has the fanqie *zui* + *wei* [zuī]. The *Erya* states: "*Zuī* is the mouth of Ju, Yingshi, and Dongbi." Guo Pu states: "The four stars of Yingshi and Dongbi resemble a mouth; hence it was named accordingly." The *Gujin zhengzi* states: "Formed with *jiao* (horn) and has *ci* phonetic").

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