一切經音義 100.85

100.85

Giant softshell turtles and alligators (黿鼉: the upper character is pronounced yuán; a large softshell turtle. When old, it possesses spirit-like powers, capable of harming people and bewitching them. The lower character is pronounced tuó; an aquatic shelled creature, resembling a gecko, with four feet and a tail, five to six feet in length. Its skin can be used for drums, and it has square scales like the pattern of a chessboard).