[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt) › 2.167 # 一切經音義 2.167 English (machine translation) 2.167 - **Language:** English ### [2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.167) 竊作 (qī + jié \[qiè\]. Kaosheng says: 'To take secretly.' Shuowen says: 'Thieves emerging from within. Derived from 穴 (cave), 廿 (twenty), and 米 (rice), with 卨 as phonetic.' Nowadays, following vulgar usage, it is written in abbreviated form without the 廿. 廿 is pronounced jí; 卨 is pronounced xiè). - [Previous: 2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.166) - [Next: 2.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.168) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.2.167) — 慧琳, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.2.167) · Pramāṇa