一切經音義 41.67

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黿鼉（上音元說文大鱉也大者如車輪小者如盤有神力能制水族魅人而食之下唐多反山海經云江水　鼉郭璞注云似蜴𧋍有鱗大者長文小者四五尺尾如刀生卵大如鵝卵皮繄厚可以為鼓故毛詩有鼉鼓說文水介蟲也從黽𠹈聲𠹈音那案黿鼉二字從黽俗用下從龜者非也）。

Great softshells and alligators (黿鼉: the first character is pronounced yuán. The Shuowen jiezi says: "A great softshell turtle; the large ones are like cartwheels, the small ones like platters; possessing spiritual power, capable of controlling aquatic creatures and bewitching people to eat them." For the second character, fanqie táng-duō. The Shanhaijing says: "In the Yangzi River there are alligators." Guo Pu's commentary says: "Resembles a monitor lizard, possessing scales; the large ones are over a zhang in length, the small ones four to five feet; their tails are like knives; their eggs are as large as goose eggs; their hide is thick and tough, suitable for making drums; hence the Mao Shijing mentions 'alligator-skin drums.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'An aquatic shelled creature; composed of the toad radical (黽) with tuó (𠹈) phonetic; 𠹈 is pronounced nuó.' Note: both characters yuán and tuó take the toad radical (黽); vulgar usage writing them below with the turtle radical (龜) is incorrect).