一切經音義 47.20

English (machine translation) 47.20

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47.20

俾其 "To cause / allow" (fanqie: 卑弭 [bǐ]. If read in the rising tone, the character is composed with 彳, fanqie 丑尺 [chǐ]. The Kaosheng says: 'It means to cause.' The Erya says: '俾 means to follow.' If read in the departing tone, it is composed with 人. The Yunquan says: 'It means to give.' The Shuowen says: 'It means to benefit/increase; it is composed with 人 and has 卑 as its phonetic component').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese