一切經音義 52.107

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52.107

There was a menial (有䘚: [䘚 is pronounced with the] fanqie 祖沒. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Bondservants who perform menial service are called 䘚. In ancient times, their garments were dyed and marked to identify their condition.' The Fangyan says: 'Between Southern Chu and the Eastern Sea, some refer to a 䘚 as zhe (赭).' Guo Pu says: 'This refers to their clothes being red (ochre); hence the character is classified under the clothing radical 衣.').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese