一切經音義 22.46

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22.46

Zhenwan 珍玩 [curios and playthings] (Wan 玩 is pronounced wu + duan [wàn]. The Guangya says: 'Zhen 珍 means valued.' Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: 'Zhen 珍 means fine/beautiful.' The Shujing says: 'Toying with people destroys virtue; toying with things destroys the will.' Kong Anguo's commentary says: 'Treating people as playthings destroys virtue; indulging in curios destroys the will.' Here it refers to valued and cherished objects for amusement. The character is also written in the two forms 翫 and 妧: toying with people is 妧, excessive familiarity is 翫, and craving love is 玩).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese