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一切經音義 82.69

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82.69

Ochre garments (the upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 遮野 [zh- + -ia = zhia]. Guo Pu says: "Ochre is red earth." The Fangyan says: "Between Southern Chu and the Eastern Sea, red is sometimes called ochre." It means garments of a reddish colour like ochre. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Composed of 赤 with 者 as phonetic").

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