一切經音義 60.42

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Huángqiàn 隍壍 (dry moat and trench; the first character is pronounced huáng, a ditch or pit beneath a city wall. The second character is pronounced with the fanqie qī + yàn, an earthen mound outside a moat. The Shuowen says: 'Beneath a city wall, if there is water it is called chí; if there is no water it is called huáng. Pounding earth to make a sheer wall is called qiáng; planting trees on an earthen mound forms a qiàn').