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一切經音義 4.26

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4.26

Canes and clods [of earth] (杖塊: the upper character [杖] is pronounced *zh[ang]* + *[l]iang* [zhàng]. The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: "Wood held in the hand." It is classified under wood (木) with *zhang* (丈) phonetic; the character *zhang* (丈) is composed of *shi* (十) and *you* (又). The lower character [塊] is pronounced *k[ang]* + *[w]ai* [kuài]; it was already glossed in the text of the preceding sūtra, fascicle 39. In ancient script it was written 𠙽, an ideographic character classified under earth (土)).

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