一切經音義 5.31

English (machine translation) 5.31

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5.31

Eagles and vultures (鵰鷲): The first character is read with the fanqie 丁 + 遙. The second character is pronounced like 就. The Shuowen says: '鵰 means an osprey (鶚, pronounced like 咢).' The Guangya says: '鷲 means an eagle.' The Shanhaijing says: 'Mount Jing has many vultures.' The Picang says: 'The vulture resembles an eagle but is smaller; it eats the flesh of dead corpses; it is a monstrous bird.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese