一切經音義 29.62

English (machine translation) 29.62

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29.62

Exhort and encourage (策勵): The upper character has the fanqie *chǔ* + *zé* (策). The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: 'A whip. Derived from 竹 (bamboo) with 朿 as phonetic; 朿 has the fanqie *qī* + *zì*.' The lower character has the fanqie *lì* + *zhì* (勵). The *Yupian* says: 'To encourage; to exhort one another. Derived from 力 (strength) with 厲 as phonetic.' Note: To exhort and encourage means using a zealous and progressive mind to eliminate indolence and diligently cultivate the practice.

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese