一切經音義 82.135

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82.135

赭堊 (red and white clays): The first character is pronounced zhě. The Kaosheng says: "Red colour; shame; when one feels shame one's face necessarily turns red." The second character is pronounced è, the fanqie 阿 (ē) + 各 (gè) [è]. Guo's commentary on the Shanhaijing says: "堊 is a white, earth-like mineral." The Kaosheng says: "To daub. It takes 亞 and 土 as components."

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese