一切經音義 5.182

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5.182

Failing and senile (衰耄) (The first character has the fanqie shuai + zhui [shu-]. The Yunying says: 'Shuai (衰) means decline and exhaustion.' The second character has the fanqie mo + bao [m-]. The Yunying says: 'Mao (耄) means old.' The Liji says: 'Eighty and ninety are called mao (旄), pronounced mao.' Zheng Xuan says: 'Mao means confused and forgetful.' Sometimes written 耄 or 𧂕, both being ancient characters).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese