一切經音義 89.59

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89.59

髫齔 (Tender youth; childhood): The first character has the sound *tiáo*; it has already been glossed in Fascicle One. The second character is read fanqie *f[àn]-[j]ǐn* [chèn]. Zheng's commentary on the *Zhouli* states: '齔 (*chèn*) refers to boys shedding teeth at age eight and girls at age seven.' The *Zitong* states: 'A girl grows teeth at seven months and sheds teeth (齔) at seven years; a boy grows teeth at eight months and sheds teeth at eight years.' The *Shuowen jiezi* states: 'It is classified under the radical *chǐ* (tooth) with *qī* (七) phonetic.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese