一切經音義 16.77

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16.77

Precious earrings (寶珥: [the second character] has the fanqie r- + [zh]i [=èr]; the Cangjie pian says: 'Attaching pearls to the ear is called èr (珥), that is, an ear-pendant (璫) with suspended pearls'; the Shuowen says it is formed with 'jade' [玉] and ěr [耳] as phonetic; dāng [璫] is pronounced dāng).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese