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一切經音義 69.50

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69.50

Dig and chisel (掘鑿: the first character *fanqie* 羣 + 勿. The *Kaosheng* says: “掘 means to bore into, to sever; meaning to sever its roots.” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “Composed of 手 [‘hand’] with 屈 as phonetic.” The second character is *fanqie* 藏 + 作. *Shenglei* says: “鑿 means to chisel.” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “An implement for boring into wood; composed of 金 [‘metal’] with [(鑿-臼+(函-了))-金] also phonetic.” 鏨 is pronounced *fanqie* 雜 + 含).

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