一切經音義 66.172

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Like having grubs in the heart of a tree (如樹心有蝎: the last is pronounced [寒 + 葛] *xiē*. The Kaosheng says: 'A grub is an insect that bores into wood.' The Erya says: '蝎 is the mulberry borer.' The Gujin zhengzi says: 'It is the larva of the longhorn beetle. It takes the radical chóng and the phonetic hè.' 蝤 is pronounced [就 + 由] *qiú*; 蠐 is pronounced qí; 蠹 is pronounced dù).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese