一切經音義 74.171

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74.171

靈柩 (pronounced with the fanqie 渠救 [jiù]. The Xiao Erya says: "A coffin containing a corpse is called a jiù; an empty coffin is called a chèn (櫬)." Jiù (柩) has the sense of "reaching the end" (究). The Baihu tong says: "The word jiù (柩) means long-lasting (久); a person will not change again.")

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese