一切經音義 68.136

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68.136

Grubs (蠐螬): the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 薺 + 賫; the second character is 徂 + 遭. The Shuowen says: 'Grubs (qícáo) are wood-boring grubs, like tree borers. Both characters take the radical 虫 (insect), and 齊 and 曹 are respectively phonetic.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese