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一切經音義 20.7

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20.7

Cover and encamp (揜頓: upper character is pronounced *yan*; the *Shangshu* says: covering the four seas to become lord of the world; Kong Anguo says: *yan* (揜) is the same as *yan* (掩); the *Fangyan* says: to hide, to take; east of the Pass, taking is called *yan*; Du [Yu]'s commentary on the *Zuo Zhuan* says: to conceal; it is also written as 掩, with the same gloss; the *Shuowen jiezi* says: to cover; it derives from 手 with 弇 as phonetic; 弇 has the same sound as above; lower character is *dun-kun* fanqie; Gu Yewang says: *dun* refers to an army pitching camp; the *Shuowen jiezi* says: lowering the head is called *dunshou*; it derives from 旨 with 屯 as phonetic; 屯 is pronounced *tu-lun* fanqie).

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