一切經音義 10.152

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Utensils (什物: pronounced *shí*. The old *Yinyi* explains: "*Shi* means many, assorted; a term for counting and calculating. Everyday necessities are called *shiwu*." The *Zijing* says: "*Wu* refers to the myriad things. The ox is a great thing; when Heaven and Earth were formed, the Constellation Ox was led forth, so the character *wu* is composed of 牛 with 勿 phonetic").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese