一切經音義 8.25

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8.25

Polished and adorned (鎣飾: the upper character is ying-xiong [fanqie]. The Kaosheng says: "To bring forth the luster of an implement. It takes its semantic classifier from 金 'metal' with a reduced 螢 as phonetic." In the sutra it is written with 玉 as 瑩, which is a popular form that is also permissible. The lower character is sheng-li [fanqie]. The Kaosheng says: "飾 means to carve; to embellish." The Jixun says: "To wear garments; to be clean." The Shuowen says: "To brush clean. It derives from 食, 人, and 巾").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese