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一切經音義 59.414

一切經音義 59.414

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Classical Chinese

59.414

博掩(博博戲也用六箸六棊謂之六博掩圍幕也纂文云撲掩跳錢戲也俗人謂之射意一曰射數亦云博戲掩取又財物也)。

Board game gambling (博掩: Bo (博) is a board game: using six bamboo sticks and six pieces is called liubo (六博). Yan (掩) means a surround or screen. Zuanwen says: "Coin-tossing game (poyan 撲掩)." Ordinary people call it 'betting on intention' (sheyi 射意); another name is 'betting on numbers' (shesu 射數). It also refers to a board game to cover and take, and also wealth and property).

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