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一切經音義 29.102

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29.102

白綫 (*báixiàn*, white thread; [the second character has] the fanqie 先箭 [*xiān* + *jiàn*]. The *Shuowen* says: "*Xiàn* means thread; it is composed of 糸 with 戔 as phonetic." 戔 is pronounced *cán*. In the sūtra text it is written with the spring radical as 線, which is a popular form).

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