一切經音義 81.178

English (machine translation) 81.178

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81.178

Vermilion steps (丹墀: zhì + jī [chí]; Hanshu: "The scholar ascends the steps patterned on the right, treading the coating of red steps." Shuowen: "A painted floor; in ritual, the Son of Heaven has red steps; derived from 土 [earth] with 犀 as phonetic; red means vermilion.").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese