一切經音義 61.121

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61.121

𡝩妍 (for the first character, the fanqie is 夭 + 嬌. The Kaosheng says: "𡝩 means a woman skillfully displaying her charms." The Mao Commentary on the Book of Odes says: "'The peach tree is tender and delicate' refers to the flourishing appearance of a young woman." Ma Rong says: "𡝩𡝩 is the appearance of harmony and ease." The Shuowen says: "Artful charm and beautiful appearance." For the second character, the fanqie is 霓 + 堅. The Guangya says: "Pleasing; beautiful." The Shuowen says: "Clever; tranquil." Both have the woman radical [女] and are phono-semantic characters. 幵 is pronounced 牽).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese