一切經音義 76.8

English (machine translation) 76.8

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76.8

貝子 (fanqie: 杯 + 昧). The Shuowen says: 'A shelled creature of the sea; a pictographic character. In antiquity, cowries served as currency and turtles as treasures.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese