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一切經音義 20.135

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20.135

Surging and boiling (涌沸: the first character is [pronounced] yong [rong + song fan]. Liu Zhao states: '涌 means leaping up.' Gu Yewang states: 'Water waves surging upwards.' The Shuowen states: 'From water (水), yong (甬) phonetic,' yong having the same sound. The second character is [pronounced] fei [fei + wei fan]. The Mao Commentary on the Shijing states: 'The hundred rivers boil and surge.' Gu Yewang states: '沸 refers to water waves surging as if boiling water.' The Shuowen states: 'From water (水), fu (弗) phonetic.').

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