一切經音義 46.47

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46.47

Multiply and thrive [蕃息] (fanqie: 輔表 [fán]; the Shangshu says: "The many grasses flourished [蕃] and grew rank"; Kong Anguo says: "蕃 means flourishing, meaning flourishing and multiplying." The Zhouli says: "To multiply the birds and beasts"; Zheng Xuan says: "蕃 means to multiply." The Shiming says: "息 means full, meaning things flourish and multiply, filling up." Now in China multiplying and thriving is called 嬔息; 嬔 has the fanqie 亡万 [wàn]. Zhou Cheng's Nanzhi says: "嬔 means to multiply; giving birth at the same time is called a litter [嬔], and it is also written with this character").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese