一切經音義 70.142

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Bat (蝙蝠: first character fanqie: f[āng] + [mi]án; the latter fanqie: f[āng] + [m]ù. Cui Bao's Gujin zhu states: 'The bat is also called the immortal rat, and also called the flying rat. At five hundred years of age its color turns white and its brain becomes heavy; when roosting on objects its head hangs down, hence it is called upside-down hanging. If eaten, one becomes a divine immortal.').