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一切經音義 45.116

一切經音義 45.116

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Classical Chinese

45.116

黍稷（古文稷同姊力反五穀之長也說文稷菜也爾雅粢稜也注云粢一名稷粟也今江東呼粟為稷）。

Millet and sorghum (黍稷: ancient form is 稷, identical; zi plus li fanqie [jì]. It is the chief of the five grains. The Shuowen says: "Ji is a vegetable." The Erya says: "Zi is leng." The commentary says: "Zi is another name for ji; it is foxtail millet. Today east of the Yangtze foxtail millet is called ji").

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