一切經音義 7.115

English (machine translation) 7.115

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7.115

Dull-witted and blunt (andun 暗鈍: [the lower word is pronounced with the fanqie] tu + hun [dun]. The Cangjie pian says: 'Dun 鈍 means stubborn and stupid.' We note: dull-witted and blunt refers to consciousness being murky and not clear. The Shuowen says: 'Dun means gou' (pronounced da + lao [lao]); gou 錭 means stubborn and blunt; it is categorized under metal 金 and takes tun 屯 as phonetic; 屯 is pronounced tun 豚.).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese