一切經音義 70.19

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70.19

Three continents (三洲): Fanqie: 之由 [zhōu]. Erya: 'Habitable land amid water is called an islet (洲).' Sun Yan says: 'Flat land amid water where one can dwell.' Shiming states: 'An islet (洲) means an assembly (聚); a place where humans, birds, and beasts assemble and rest.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese