一切經音義 4.46

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4.46

Without cowardice (無怯: [怯 is] pronounced *q[ian]* + *[y]e* [qiè]. The *Cang Jie pian* says: "*Qie* means fearful and inferior." The *Jixun* says: "Frightened." The *Yunquan* says: "Weak." The *Shuowen [jiezi]* writes it under dog (犬) as 㹤, because dogs are mostly fearful, hence it is classified under dog (犬) with *qu* (去) phonetic; it is a phono-semantic character).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese