一切經音義 49.121

49.121

𧷮販 (the first character is shang and zhang fan [shǎng + zhāng -> shǎng]; the Shuowen jiezi states: traveling to trade is called shǎng; it is formed from bèi [cowrie] with the character shāng abbreviated as phonetic; the second character is fa and wan fan [fā + wàn -> fàn]; the dictionaries state: buying cheap and selling dear is called fàn; it is formed from bèi [cowrie] with fǎn as phonetic).