一切經音義 17.124

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17.124

Mosquitoes and gnats (蚊蜹: the first character is pronounced 勿 + 分 [wén]; the second is 儒 + 銳 [ruì]. Gu Yewang says: 'Small insects that like to get into wine.' The Shuowen says: 'In Qin, they are called 蜹.' It also says: 'Flying insects that bite people. Both derive from 䖝 [insect], with 文 and 芮 respectively as phonetics.' 芮 has the same sound as above).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese