一切經音義 65.117

English (machine translation) 65.117

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65.117

牝牡 (The upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 脾 + 忍 [pìn]. The Shuowen says: "A female beast; female." The lower character is pronounced with the fanqie 莫 + 苟 [mǔ]. The Shuowen says: "A male beast; male. Flying creatures are called xiong and ci [雄雌]; walking beasts are called pin and mu [牝牡]; this is one meaning.")

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese