一切經音義 14.129

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14.129

Admiring and coveting (歎羨: [the character 羨 (covet)] is 涎 [xian] + 箭 [jian] [xiàn]. The Han text of the Shijing says: '羨 means to wish for.' The Kaosheng says: 'To love; to long for.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Greedy desire.' Composed of 美 (pronounced 眉 [mei] + 彼 [bi] [mǐ]) and 㳄 as phonetic. The character 㳄 is pronounced 夕 [xi] + 延 [yan] [xián], meaning saliva from the mouth, composed of water (水) and yawn (欠). Modern vulgar usage writes it with sheep (羊) and next (次) as 羨, which is incorrect).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese