一切經音義 54.100

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54.100

珠璣 (Fanqie 紀 + 希. Gu Yewang says: "Pearls produced by the clams of the South Sea increase as the moon waxes and decrease as the moon wanes." Kong's commentary on the Shangshu says: "璣 is also a kind of pearl." The Shuowen says: "璣 are non-round pearls." Both are derived from 玉 with 幾 and 朱 as phonetic).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese