一切經音義 18.135

English (machine translation) 18.135

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18.135

Massage (按摩: the first character has the fanqie ’[ān] + [d]àn; the character mo (摩) takes the falling tone. Whenever a person rubs and kneads oneself, extending and flexing arms and legs to eliminate fatigue and dispel agitation, it is called daoyin (guiding and stretching). If one causes another person to clasp and squeeze one's body, either rubbing or kneading, it is called anmo (massage)).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese