一切經音義 68.155

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68.155

Chewing and masticating (咀嚼): the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 疾 + 與. The Cangjiepian says: 'Jǔ means to chew; [chew (噍) is pronounced with the fanqie] 慈 + 醮.' The Shuowen says: 'To hold and savour.' The second character is 匠 + 略. Gu Yewang says: 'Jué also means to chew.' The Guangya says: 'To ingest.' The Shuowen says: 'Both characters take the radical 口 (mouth), and 且 and 爵 are respectively phonetic.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese