一切經音義 87.48

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蟪蛄 Cicada (huigu): the first character is pronounced 惠 (huì); the second is pronounced 蛄 (gū). The Zhuangzi says: 'The huigu knows not spring or autumn.' The Shuowen says both characters take the insect radical (虫); 惠 and 古 are both phonetic.

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese