一切經音義 13.23

English (machine translation) 13.23

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13.23

Tingliao [courtyard torch] (two fanqie: li- + -diao and li- + -zhao. The commentary on the Zhouli says: 'Outside the gate it is called a great torch [dazhu]; inside the gate it is called a courtyard torch [tingliao]; both are used to illuminate the assembly.' Zheng Xuan says: 'A ground torch; composed of fire and liao phonetic; liao is the ancient character for liao').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese