一切經音義 48.129

English (machine translation) 48.129

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48.129

Painted carriages (繪, *hú-kuì* fanqie; variegated colors. The Analects says: 'The painting comes after the plain background.' Zheng Xuan says: '繪 means painting.' The Book of Documents says: 'Mountains, dragons, and variegated pheasants are called 繪.' Kong Anguo says: '繪 means to assemble; it brings together the five colors.' In older translations of the scriptures, it refers to 'various carriages and parks.')

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese