一切經音義 20.140

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20.140

Radiant and joyful (熈怡: the first character is [pronounced] xi [xi + qi fan]. The Mao Commentary on the Shijing states: '凞 means luminous.' The Han poems state: '凞 means respectful.' Kong's commentary on the Shangshu states: '凞 means fine and beautiful.' The Shuowen states: 'From fire (火), [(厂-一)*臣*巳] phonetic,' [(厂-一)*臣*巳] having the same sound as above. The second character is [pronounced] yi [yi + zhi fan]; its meaning has already been explained in Fascicle One).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese