一切經音義 7.143

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7.143

Intimate and close (親昵): Has the fanqie ni + li (nì). It is a popular form; the correct standard form is written as 暱. The Mao Commentary to the Shijing says: ‘Nì means close.’ Du Yu says: ‘Nì means intimate.’ The Shuowen says: ‘It takes “sun” (曰) with an abbreviated nì (匿) as phonetic.’

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese