一切經音義 11.92

English (machine translation) 11.92

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11.92

Chief butcher: the upper character has the fanqie *ku* + *hui*. Kong Anguo's commentary on the *Shangshu* states: '魁 (*kui*) means a master/leader.' The *Guangya* states: '魁 means chief.' Zheng Xuan's commentary on the *Liji* states: '魁 means head.' Wang Yi's commentary on the *Chuci* states: '魁 means great.' The lower character has the fanqie *hui* + *wai*. The *Guangya* states: '膾 (*kuai*) means to cut up.' A butcher who slaughters and carves up flesh is named a *kuikuai* (chief butcher).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese