一切經音義 14.89

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14.89

觶蛭 (Pronounced zhan3 [chan-zhan fan]. The Shanhaijing says: 'The slippery fish, shaped like an earthworm.' Guo Jingchun's commentary on the Erya says: 'The eel-fish, resembling a snake with spots.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A fish whose skin can be used for drums.' It is a phono-semantic character. The lower character is pronounced zhi4 [zhen-ri fan]. The Erya says: '蛭 is 蟣.' Guo's commentary says: 'Leeches in the water that enter people's flesh to drink their standing blood').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese