一切經音義 75.20

English (machine translation) 75.20

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75.20

Lush rush [芬菼] (pronounced *ta* + *gan* [tǎn]. The commentary on the *Mao Shi* says: 'Tan means reed [芤-子+(止/肉)].' It also says: 'The robes of coarse wool were like lush rushes.' It takes "grass" [艹] and "flame" [炎]; it is a phono-semantic character. The *Erya* states: 'Tan is a blue-white rush').

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese