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一切經音義 53.250

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為瞑 (to close the eyes; pronounced like 冥. The Kaosheng states: "To close the eyes." The Zuo zhuan states: "Confer the posthumous name Ling and he will not stare angrily; confer the posthumous name Cheng and then he will close his eyes in death." The Shuowen jiezi states: "To shut the eyes. Composed with the eye radical (目) and ming (冥) phonogram." 翕 has the fanqie: 歆 + 急).

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