一切經音義 13.8

English (machine translation) 13.8

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13.8

Maoniu [yak] (fanqie: mao- + -bao; also pronounced mao. The Shanhaijing says: 'On Mount Panhou there is a beast shaped like an ox whose four joints grow long hair, named the yak [maoniu].' Guo Pu's commentary says: 'Its back, knees, thighs, and tail all have long hair.' The Shuowen says: 'A long-haired ox of the southwestern barbarians.' It takes 'ox' and an abbreviated form of 𠩺 as phonetic).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese