一切經音義 86.35

English (machine translation) 86.35

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86.35

左衽 (ren + zhen [rèn]. The Kaosheng says: "袵 refers to the front lapel of a garment." Zheng's commentary to the Record of Rites says: "袵 is the part of the fabric of robes and skirts that turns back and overlaps." The Shuowen says: "袵 is a garment's collar/lapel; it derives from 衣 [garment] with 任 as phonetic." Barbarians fold their lapels to the left (zuǒrèn).)

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese