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一切經音義 47.45

一切經音義 47.45

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47.45

鑽燧(下隨醉反聲類燧取火於因也馬注論語云鑽火四時各異木也左傳云燧取火貝也古今正字從火遂聲)。

鑽燧 [fire-drill] (the second character is pronounced with the fanqie 隨 + 醉 [suì]. The *Shenglei* states: 'The 燧 is used to obtain fire from its cause.' Ma Rong's commentary on the *Lunyu* states: 'Drilling for fire uses different wood in each of the four seasons.' The *Zuozhuan* states: 'The 燧 is used to obtain fire from shells.' The *Gujin zhengzi* states: 'Classified under the radical 火 with 遂 as its phonetic component').

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