一切經音義 24.325

24.325

黿鼉（上音元下唐河反說文黿大鼈鼉水蟲也似蚚蜴皮可以冒皷二並從黽元𠹈皆聲黽音猛𠹈音那）。

Giant turtles and alligators (the first character is pronounced *yuan* [yuán]; the second is *tang* + *he* [tuó]. The Shuowen says: "*Yuan* is a large softshell turtle; *tuo* is an aquatic reptile resembling a lizard, whose hide can be used to cover drums." Both are categorized under 'toad/reptile' [黽] with *yuan* [元] and *tuó* [𠹈] phonetic. *Min* [黽] is pronounced *meng* [mǐng]; *tuó* [𠹈] is pronounced *na* [nuó]).