一切經音義 5.39

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5.39

Worms and maggots (蟲䏣): The first character is read with the fanqie 逐 + 融. The Erya says: 'Those with feet are called 蟲.' Now written in the sūtra text as 虫, which is an abbreviation. The second character is read with the fanqie 七 + 余. A character dictionary says: 'Maggots bred by flies (蠅, read with the fanqie 以 + 蒸) in meat.' The Shuowen says: 'The character 䏣 derives from 肉 with 且 providing the phonetic.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese