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一切經音義 28.361

一切經音義 28.361

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Classical Chinese

28.361

黿鼉(上魚袁反下徒多反三蒼鼁大鼈也鼉似蛟而大山海經江水足鼉郭璞曰似蜥蜴大者長一文有鱗彩皮可以為皷也)。

Giant softshell turtle and alligator (黿鼉; the upper character is fanqie 魚袁; the lower character is fanqie 徒多; the *Sancang* states: "A *yuan* is a large softshell turtle; a *tuo* resembles a hornless dragon but is larger." The *Shanhaijing* says: "The river waters abound in *tuo*." Guo Pu said: "It resembles a lizard; the large ones are one *zhang* long, with colorful scales, and its hide can be made into drums").

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