一切經音義 7.75

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Wangliang demons (魍魎; first character wang + fang fanqie, second li + xiang fanqie. The Kaosheng says: "The wangliang is a water deity; it is also an evil demon." The Huainanzi says: "The wangliang resembles a three-year-old child, reddish-black in colour, with red eyes, red claws, long ears, and fine hair." The Guoyu says: "Water prodigies and monstrous demons." Sometimes written 𧈿蜽 or [(网-ㄨ)*鬼][兩*鬼]; both are used interchangeably.).