一切經音義 53.162

53.162

黿鼉 (the first character is ruan + yuan fan; the Kaosheng says: "Resembling a soft-shelled turtle but large, with a yellow belly and a spotted head"; the Shuowen also says: "A large soft-shelled turtle"; it is formed with min [黽] with yuan [元] as phonetic; the second character is tang + he fan; it resembles a large lizard ten feet in length, being a dragon-like creature that burrows along waterways; Guo Pu says its hide can be used to make drums; the Shuowen says it is formed with min [黽] with dan [單] as phonetic, pronounced na).