一切經音義 13.172

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13.172

猨猴 (Apes and monkeys: the first character has the sound 袁 [yuán]; the second character has the sound 侯 [hóu]. The Shanhaijing says: “On Mount Tangting there are many white apes.” Guo Pu says: “Resembles a macaque but is larger, with long arms, agile and swift; when it calls, its sound is plaintive.” Furthermore, regarding 猴, the Shuowen says it is a 獿. Nowadays they are called 猴孫, popularly called 胡孫.)

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese