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一切經音義 89.81

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89.81

Fire ship (for the second [character 艦], x- + [y]an [jiàn]; the Guangya says: “A 'jian' is a boat.” The Picang says: “A 'jian' is a boat with planked cabins.” The Kaosheng says: “A 'fire jian' refers to a warship.” The Gujin zhengzi says: “A 'jian' refers to a boat with multiple storeys upper and lower; it follows 舟 (boat) and has 監 as its phonetic.”).

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