一切經音義 65.158

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Exposing the head after execution (jinxiao 盡梟; pronounced [ji + yao] /xiāo/: The Shuowen says: 'An inverted head.' Palace Attendant Jia says: 'Severing a head and hanging it inverted is what the character xiao means; that is, hanging the head from a pole over water to manifest their guilt.' The Guangya says: 'Xiao means dismemberment.' It is sometimes written 梟; the two forms are interchangeable).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese