一切經音義 47.45

English (machine translation) 47.45

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47.45

鑽燧 [fire-drill] (the second character is pronounced with the fanqie 隨 + 醉 [suì]. The *Shenglei* states: 'The 燧 is used to obtain fire from its cause.' Ma Rong's commentary on the *Lunyu* states: 'Drilling for fire uses different wood in each of the four seasons.' The *Zuozhuan* states: 'The 燧 is used to obtain fire from shells.' The *Gujin zhengzi* states: 'Classified under the radical 火 with 遂 as its phonetic component').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese