一切經音義 41.68

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41.68

Phoenixes (鳳凰: for the first character, fanqie féng-fèng; the second is pronounced huáng. Already explained in detail in the Sounds and Meanings of the Ratnakūṭa and Prajñā sūtras. The Shuowen jiezi says: "A divine bird, an auspicious omen of benevolence; composed of bird (鳥) and huáng (皇), both also taking jī (几); jī is also phonetic").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese