一切經音義 2.42

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2.42

Crows and magpies (烏鵲: the upper character is wu + gu fan. The Shuowen jiezi says: the filial bird. The lower character is qi + que fan. It knows the location of the Grand Year (Taisui). The Bowuzhi says: A magpie opens its nest's door always facing away from the Grand Year; this is not due to cleverness, but occurs spontaneously according to nature. The Shuowen jiezi states that both are pictographic characters).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese