一切經音義 4.144

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街巷 (Avenues and lanes: The upper character has the sound 皆 [jiē]. The Kaosheng says: "A great thoroughfare within a capital or city." The lower character has the fanqie 降 [xiàng]. The Mao commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: "A path between hamlets." The Yunying says: "A small street." It is also written as 衖, both being ancient characters; now it is abbreviated as 巷).