一切經音義 41.11

English (machine translation) 41.11

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41.11

Flowing fluid (流液: the first character, 流 [liu], according to the Shuowen derives from 水 and 㐬. 㐬 is pronounced [吐 + 訥] t-ū [tū]. The vulgar form dropping the dot is incorrect. 液 is pronounced 亦 [yì]. The Shuowen says: "液 (ye) means moisture. It derives from 水 with 夜 as phonetic").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese