一切經音義 83.201

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83.201

Camel (驝駝): the first character has the fanqie 湯洛 [tuò]; the second has the fanqie 徒何 [tuó]. The 'Wanghui' chapter of the Zhoushu states: 'The northern quarters presented camel-beasts as tribute.' Gu Yewang states: 'With fleshy saddles on its back, capable of bearing heavy loads and skilful at travelling long distances; plentiful in the north.' The Shuowen jiezi states: 'Both are composed of 馬 ('horse'), with 橐 and 它 as respective phonophores.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese