一切經音義 31.267

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瑇𤦛（上臺戴反下枚佩反考聲云玳𤦛龜類也周書云正南以珠璣玳𤦛為獻也異物志如龜生南海中大者籧篨背上有鱗將作器則煑其鱗如柔皮任意所作也一名突牟古今正字二字並從玉毒肙亦聲古文作𣫹或作玳）。

Hawksbill sea turtle (瑇𤦛: the upper character [瑇] has the fanqie phonetic [dai] (臺戴反); the lower character [𤦛] has the fanqie phonetic [mei] (枚佩反). The Kaosheng states: "The hawksbill sea turtle is a species of turtle." The Zhoushu states: "The region due south offered pearls and hawksbill sea turtles as tribute." The Yiwu zhi states: "Resembling a turtle, it is born in the South China Sea. The large ones are like woven mats. On its back are scales; when one wishes to make utensils, one boils its scales so they become like supple leather, shaping them as one wishes. Another name is tumou." In the Gujin zhengzi, both characters are derived from the jade radical (玉), with 毒 and 肙 also acting as phonetics. In ancient script, it is written as 𣫹, or written as 玳).