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一切經音義 25.139

一切經音義 25.139

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25.139

弓弩鎧仗(說文弓者以近竆遠也弩音奴古反怒也又機關所發也鎧音口逮反甲也仗音直兩反刀戟之總名)。

Bows, crossbows, armor, and weapons (The Shuowen says: A bow uses the near to reach the far. Crossbow [弩] has the sound of the fanqie 奴 + 古; it means anger, and also something released by a mechanism. Armor [鎧] has the sound of the fanqie 口 + 逮; it means cuirass. Weapons [仗] has the sound of the fanqie 直 + 兩; a general term for swords and halberds).

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