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一切經音義 83.16

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83.16

郵駿 (Post-relay steeds: the first is *yow-gjuw* [yóu]; Zheng's commentary on the Erya says: "A *you* is a transit-stop on a road." Zheng's commentary on the Liji says: "A *you* is a marker." The Shuowen [says]: "A station for dispatching documents on the borders; formed with the city radical and phonetic *chui*." In the transmission, written with [午/止] as 卸 is pronounced *xing-yè* [xiè], which is the character for unsaddling a horse, contrary to the original meaning. The second is *tswin-tswin* [jùn]; Guo's commentary on the Erya says: "A fine appellation for a horse; *jun* also means swift." The Shuowen [says]: "A horse of excellent capacity; formed with the horse radical and phonetic *qun*").

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