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一切經音義 48.145

一切經音義 48.145

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48.145

饕餮(他勞反下又作飻同他結反按左傳縉雲氏有不才子貪於飰食冐於貨賄𣫍之不知紀極人民謂之饕餮杜預曰貪財曰饕貪食曰餮也)。

Gluttonous and covetous (饕, *tā-láo* fanqie; the lower character is also written 飻, the same, *tā-jié* fanqie. According to the Zuo zhuan, the lineage of Jinyun had an unworthy son who was greedy for food and drink and craved wealth and property; his amassings knew no bounds or limits, and the people called him Taotie. Du Yu says: 'Greed for wealth is called *tao* (饕); greed for food is called *tie* (餮).')

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