一切經音義 14.140

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14.140

Brambles and thorns (棘刺: the upper character [brambles (棘)] is 矜 [jin] + 嶷 [yi] [jí]. The Shuowen jiezi says it is composed of two side-by-side 朿; 朿 is pronounced 次 [cì]. In the sūtra, it is written with two 束, which is erroneous. The lower character [thorns (刺)] is pronounced 次 [cì]. The Shuowen jiezi says it is composed of the knife radical (刂/刀) and 朿. The sūtra writing it with 夾 is incorrect. Date (棗) is pronounced 早 [zǎo], with one 朿 doubled atop another; vulgar scripts writing it with two side-by-side 朿 are wrong).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese