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一切經音義 64.172

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64.172

純尨 (Solid and variegated: The first character [純], pronounced *zhu* + *lun* [chún]. Zheng's commentary on the *Yili* states: '純 means unmixed.' Gu Yewang notes: '純 means consummate beauty.' The *Gujin zhengzi* has it composed of 糸 with 屯 as phonetic. The second character [尨], pronounced *mang* + *bang* [máng]. The commentary to the *Mao Classic of Poetry* states: '尨 means a shaggy-haired hound.' Examining the sūtra, 尨 means coarse fur. The *Shuowen* states: 'A hound with thick, motley fur that is not uniform in color is called 尨; composed of 彡, a pictographic character.' 彡 is pronounced *shan* [shān]).

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