一切經音義 14.156

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14.156

Sweet and pleasant (甛美: the upper character [sweet (甛)] is 亭 [ting] + 閻 [yan] [tián]. The Kaosheng says: 'Sweet.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Pleasant.' Composed of tongue (舌) and sweet (甘), an associative compound; it is also written as 甜, which is the same. The lower character [pleasant / beautiful (美)] is 眉 [mei] + 鄙 [bi] [měi]. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Sweet in taste.' Composed of sheep (羊) and large (大). In terms of tone, sheep provided the greatest sweetness for kitchen meals; hence it is formed from sheep and large, an associative compound).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese