一切經音義 68.130

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68.130

Sawing apart (鋸解): the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 居 + 御. The Cangjiepian says: 'A saw (鋸) is an instrument for cutting things apart.' The Shuowen says: 'It means qiāngtáng (iron cutting tool); it takes the radical 金 (metal) and 居 is phonetic.' The second character is 皆 + 蟹, in the rising tone. The Kaosheng says: 'To split open.' The Wenzidian shuo says: 'To cleave apart; it takes the radical 刀 (knife), [representing] cleaving ox horns.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese