一切經音義 89.53

English (machine translation) 89.53

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89.53

五舶 (Five ocean-going ships): The second character has the sound *bái* [bó]. The *Zhuangzi* states: 'Using water for boats, they are called the boats of Wei, the Great White.' Sima Biao's commentary states: 'The Great White is also a name for a ship.' The *Guangya* states: '舶 (*bó*) means a boat.' The *Cangjiepian* states: '舶 is a large ship.' The *Gujin zhengzi* states: 'It is classified under the radical *zhōu* (boat) with *bái* (白) phonetic.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese