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一切經音義 94.45

一切經音義 94.45

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94.45

一嫗(下紆芋反顧野王云今時謂女子者為嫗說文云嫗老母稱也從女區聲)。

一嫗 ('an old woman': the second character has the fanqie 紆芋 [yū + yù]. Gu Yewang says: 'Nowadays, women are called 嫗.' The Shuowen says: '嫗 is an appellation for an elderly mother. It is derived from 女 (woman) with 區 as phonetic').

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