一切經音義 22.12

English (machine translation) 22.12

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22.12

Ning wei duo fou 寧為多不 [Could that be considered much?] (Ning 寧 is pronounced nai + ting [níng]. The Yupian says: 'Ning 寧 means to examine (an 案).' The Collected Commentaries on the Hanshu say: 'An 案 means yan 焉 [interrogative particle].' The words an 案 and yan 焉 are both expressions of gentle questioning. Yan 焉 is pronounced yu + yan [yān]).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese