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一切經音義 68.185

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68.185

Blind (盲瞽): the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 陌 + 耕. The Shuowen says: 'Máng refers to eyes having no pupils.' The second character is 姑 + 五. The Shuowen says: 'Having no eyes is called gǔ. Both characters take the radical 目 (eye), and 亡 and 鼓 are respectively phonetic.'

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