[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › 29.45 # 一切經音義 29.45 一切經音義 29.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [29.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29.45) 蛭蟲（上音質蒼頡篇云蛭水蟲也尒雅蛭囓人入人皮肉中飲人血人不覺痛其類非一轉注字也）。 > Leeches (蛭蟲): The upper character is pronounced \*zhi\* (質). The \*Cang Jie pian\* says: 'The leech is an aquatic creature.' The \*Erya\* says: 'Leeches bite people, entering under human skin and flesh to drink human blood, without the person feeling pain. There are various kinds of them.' It is a mutually defining character (zhuānzhù). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 29.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29.44) - [Next: 29.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29.46) - [Up: 29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.29.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.29.45) · Pramāṇa