[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt) › 41.246 # 一切經音義 41.246 English (machine translation) 41.246 - **Language:** English ### [41.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.246) To demote and dismiss (貶黜: the first \[character\] is \*p(yit)\* + \*'(em)\* in fanqie. He \[Xiu's\] commentary on the Gongyang zhuan says: '貶 means to diminish; to praise good and diminish evil.' The Shuowen also says: 'To diminish; derived from 貝 with 乏 phonetic.' Ancient script writes it as 𦥤, derived from 寸, with 臼 overturned over it; 寸 is a human hand. The second \[character\] is \*th(yok)\* + \*l(yut)\* in fanqie. Fan Ning's Jijie says: '黜 means to demote, to depose.' Du \[Yu's\] commentary on the Zuozhuan says: '黜 means to banish.' Jia \[Kui's\] commentary on the Guoyu says: 'To discard.' The Shuowen says: 'To demote downward; derived from 黑 with 出 phonetic.' 褒 is pronounced \*b(u)\* + \*m(aw)\* in fanqie.) - [Previous: 41.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.245) - [Next: 41.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.247) - [Up: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41) ## Linked texts (1) - [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.41.246) — 慧琳, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.41.246) · Pramāṇa