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一切經音義 9.176

一切經音義 9.176

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9.176

爴裂(字宜作攫同九縛居碧二反說文攫爪持也攫扟也蒼頡篇攫搏也淮南子曰鳥窮則搏獸窮則攫是之也)。

Claw and tear (爴裂; the character should properly be jue (攫), the same; the two fanqie j- [九] + -f- [縛] and j- [居] + -b- [碧]; Shuowen: "Jue (攫) means holding with claws; jue means seizing"; Cang Jie pian: "Jue (攫) means pouncing"; Huainanzi says: "When birds are trapped they strike; when beasts are trapped they claw (攫)", this is it).

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