一切經音義 63.309

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63.309

樹膠 tree resin: jiao + yao fan [jiāo]. Concerning tree resin (shujiao), it is tree sap that has congealed, such as peach resin, apricot resin, etc.; in form and colour it resembles hide glue, pine resin, and the like. The Shuowen says: “Viscous matter. It is made from animal hide.” Derived from ‘flesh’ (肉) with ‘liao’ (翏) as phonetic.

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese