一切經音義 20.50

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20.50

盲冥 ("blind and benighted"; the former character, fanqie: 麥 + 庚. The Shuowen says: "Eyes without pupils; it takes 目 and 亾, 亾 also providing the sound." The latter character, fanqie: 覓 + 萍. Guo's Commentary to the Erya says: "Ming (冥) means obscure." The Shuowen says: "Ming means gloomy; it takes 宀, 日, and 六, with 冖 providing the sound 扃").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese