一切經音義 8.319

English (machine translation) 8.319

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8.319

灰燼 [Ashes and embers] (The first character is hu + wei fan. The Shuowen says: 'Extinguished fire.' It is from 火 [fire] with 又 as phonetic. The second character is xi + yin fan; it is a vulgar character. The orthodox form is 燼. Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: 'The leftover wood from a fire.' The Shuowen says: 'Remnants of fire.' It is from 火 [fire] with 聿 as phonetic).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese