一切經音義 34.196

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Giant softshell turtle and alligator (黿鼉: the first character has the fanqie [ruan] + [yuan]. The Shuowen says: '黿 [yuán] is a large softshell turtle; it derives from 黽 [frog] with 元 [yuán] phonetic.' The second character has the fanqie [da] + [he]. Guo Pu's commentary on the Shanhai jing says: 'The 鼉 [tuó] resembles a lizard, over ten feet long, with scaled skin that can be made into drums.' The Shuowen says: 'An aquatic creature; it derives from 黽 [frog] with 𠹈 [tuó] abbreviated phonetic; 𠹈 is pronounced [na].').