一切經音義 27.196

English (machine translation) 27.196

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27.196

Flattering and crooked (諂曲): The upper character is chouran [fanqie]; sycophantic. The Shuowen writes it as 讇, identical. Zhuang Zhou says: "Following another's wishes and speaking their words is called flattery (chǎn)." The Yupian says: "Chǎn means sycophancy; bowing one's body as if humbling oneself." Also written as 讇, identical.

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese