一切經音義 76.44

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76.44

Lifting a lamp (擎燈: [擎] has the fanqie *jing* [k-] + *ying* [-eŋ], [qing]. Character dictionaries say: "擎 means to hold aloft." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Derived from 'hand' (手), with *jing* (敬) phonetic").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese