一切經音義 17.112

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17.112

Apertures and holes (竅穴: [竅 is pronounced] 輕 + 吊 [qiào]. Zheng's commentary on the Liji says: '竅 means a hole.' Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: 'There are seven yang apertures and two yin apertures.' The Shuowen says: 'It derives from 穴 [cave] with 敫 as phonetic.' 敫 is pronounced 激 [jī]).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese