一切經音義 18.61

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18.61

Ravines and mountain torrents (the upper character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 輕 + 鷄; the lower is [pronounced with the fanqie] 間 + 莧. The Erya says: 'Water flowing into a river is called a xi (mountain stream); water in a narrow mountain pass is called a jian (torrent).' Both are phono-semantic characters).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese