一切經音義 5.32

English (machine translation) 5.32

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5.32

Kites and horned owls (鴟梟): The first character is read with the fanqie 昌 + 之; it is a kite (鳶, pronounced like 緣), a bird. The second character is read with the fanqie 擊 + 姚. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Odes says: 'The horned owl is an ominous bird.' The Shuowen says: 'An unfilial bird.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese