一切經音義 2.41

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2.41

Eagles and vultures (鵰鷲: the upper character is ding + yao fan. The Chronicle of King Mu says: On Mount Chun there are white birds and dark eagles; they seize dogs and sheep, and feed on elephants and deer. Guo Pu says: Present-day eagles are also capable of feeding on deer. The Shuowen jiezi says: 鵰 is a bird of prey; it takes the bird signific and diao phonetic. The lower character is pronounced jiu. The Shanhai jing says: Mount [旦/卄/不] has many vulture birds. The character dictionaries say it takes the bird signific and jiu phonetic. 鵰[檄-木+身] is tu + guan fan).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese