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一切經音義 72.141

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72.141

Sowing and reaping 稼穡 (The first character has the fanqie 加暇 [jià]. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Zhouli says: 'Sowing the five grains is called jia.' The Wenzidian shuo states: 'The flowering of grain is jia.' It is composed of "grain" (禾) with "jia" (家) phonetic. The second character has the fanqie 生側 [sè]. Zheng Xuan's gloss on the Shijing says: 'Collecting the harvest is called se.' The Wenzidian shuo states: 'The harvesting done by Houji.' The Shuowen states: 'Grain that can be harvested is called se.' It is composed of "grain" (禾) with "se" (嗇) phonetic.)

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