一切經音義 20.56

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20.56

𣽈音 ("soft voice"; [the former] fanqie: 乳 + 朱. The Mao Commentary to the Shijing says: 'Lambskin robes are smooth as if moist (濡).' The Commentary says: 'Ru (濡) means moist and glossy.' According to the sūtra's meaning, it should take 人 as 儒. The Shuowen says: 'Ru (儒) means soft; it takes 人 as semantic and 需 as phonetic'; 需 is pronounced 須).

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