一切經音義 25.281

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珊瑚（桑寒反漢書罽賓國出珊瑚說文云珊瑚謂赤色寶生於海底或出山石中也）。

"Coral" (珊 is in the fanqie 桑寒 [shān]. The Hanshu states that the country of Jibin produces coral. The Shuowen says: coral refers to a red-coloured precious gem that grows on the seabed or emerges from rocks in mountains).