一切經音義 12.57

English (machine translation) 12.57

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12.57

飢饉 The first character is pronounced k- + -iə / -iɛ [jī]. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Starving." The Kaosheng says: "The belly is empty." It is also written 饑. The second character is pronounced with the initials of jìn, qín, and xìn [jǐn]. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Vegetables failing to ripen. Having no grain is called jī; having no vegetables is called jǐn." Both are phonosemantic characters.

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese