一切經音義 83.36

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83.36

珪璋 (Jade scepters: the first is *kwej-xwe* [guī]; Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: "The king holds a *gui* one foot and two inches long." The Baihu tong says: "*Gui* signifies purity (*jie*)." The Shuowen [says]: "Formed with the jade radical and phonetic *gui*." The second is *tsyak-yang* [zhāng]; Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli says: "A half-*gui* is called a *zhang*." The Baihu tong says: "*Zhang* signifies clarity (*ming*)." The Shuowen [says]: "Formed with the jade radical and phonetic *zhang*").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese