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一切經音義 31.42

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31.42

妙鍵 (fanqie: 乾偃, rising-tone character. Zheng's commentary to the Zhouli says: "A key (鍵) means sturdy." The Fangyan says: "From the Pass eastward, between Chen and Chu, they call a key (鑰) a 鍵." Kaosheng says: "A linchpin of a carriage." Shuowen jiezi: "A 鍵 is a vessel's handle; semantic metal, phonetic 建").

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