一切經音義 78.73

English (machine translation) 78.73

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78.73

To beg for alms (乞𠣏) ([𠣏 is pronounced] 該 + 𦫿 [gāi-ài > gài]; the Cang Jie pian says: "to go about begging, to seek"; the Shuowen jiezi says it takes 亡 and 人: if a person has lost their property, they then beg for alms; 該 is pronounced 改 + 孩 [gǎi-hái > gāi]; 𦫿 is pronounced 我 + 蓋 [wǒ-gài > ài]).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese