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一切經音義 69.65

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69.65

Tares and barnyard grass (稊稗: the first character *fanqie* 弟 + 𪏭. The *Kaosheng* says: “稊 is the name of a weed.” *Wenzi dianshuo* says: “Composed of 禾 [‘grain’] with 弟 as phonetic.” Also written as 蕛 or 苐. The second character is *fanqie* 陴 + 賣. Du Yu’s commentary to the *Zuo zhuan* says: “稗 is that which resembles grain.” *Wenzi dianshuo* says: “Composed of 禾 [‘grain’] with 卑 as phonetic”).

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