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一切經音義 75.102

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75.102

九韶 ("Nine Shaos": the ancient script 𰈺 is the same; fanqie 視招 [sháo]. The name of Shun's music. 韶 means 紹 (to succeed), meaning Shun was able to continue and succeed the virtue of Yao. The phrase 'When the flute-playing Shao is performed nine times' in the Shangshu is this).

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