一切經音義 90

English (machine translation) 90

Language: English

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Compiled by the Tripiṭaka Master and Translator Śramaṇa Huilin

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Sounds and Meanings of the Earlier Biographies of Eminent Monks, Lower Part

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Biographies of Eminent Monks, Fascicle 7

忘筌 (the first character has the fanqie: 网 + 方 [wàng]; the second has the fanqie: 七 + 宣 [quán]). The Kaosheng says: 'A quán is a bamboo fish trap.' It takes 竹 as radical and 全 as phonetic. The Zhuangzi says: 'Once the fish is caught, forget the trap.'

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㒚几 (fanqie: 殷 + 靳 [yǐn]). The Guiyuan zhucong says: 'Yǐn means to lean against.' It takes 人 as radical and 㥯 as phonetic; 㥯 is pronounced yǐn. The second character has the fanqie: 飢 + 蟻 [jǐ]. The Kaosheng says: 'In general, it belongs to tables.' The Yunying says: 'A jǐ is that which one leans against.' The Shuowen says: 'To squat upon; a pictograph.' In transmission it is written with 木 as 机, which is also acceptable.

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𣜥魔文 (the first character has the fanqie: 刑 + 擊 [xí]). Gu Yewang says: 'A xí document is a proclamation used to reprimand the current age and instruct or comfort the common people.' The Hanshu says: 'With feather-posted proclamations (yǔxí), they summoned the troops of all under Heaven.' Pei Yin's commentary says: 'By inserting bird feathers onto the proclamation document, they conveyed that its haste was as swift as a bird in flight.' The Shuowen [indicates that] it takes 木 as radical and 敫 as phonetic; the pronunciation is jī (擊).

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蕭摹 (the first character has the fanqie: 蘇 + 彫 [xiāo]). The Shuowen [indicates that] it takes 草 as radical and 肅 as phonetic; the character 肅 takes 帇, pronounced nǚ + zhé [niè], and 帇 sits atop 𣶒, pronounced huì + yuán [yuān]. The second character has the fanqie: 莫 + 胡 [mó]; it takes 手 as radical and 莫 as phonetic.

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較談 (the first character is pronounced jiào). The Jixun says: 'To compare superior and inferior.' It is sometimes written with 攴 as 䡋, and properly written with 爻 as 䡈. In transmission it is written with 交 as 較, which is a popular character.

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傷蠹 (the second character has the fanqie: 都 + 固 [dù]). The Shuowen says: 'Insects in wood.' It takes 䖵 as radical and the abbreviated 橐 as phonetic.

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剖析 (the first character has the fanqie: 普 + 口 [pǒu]). Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: 'To divide in the middle is called pǒu.' The Shuowen says: 'To split.' It takes 刀 as radical and 咅 as phonetic; 咅 has the fanqie 他 + 口 [tǒu]. 析 is pronounced xī (錫).

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翕然 (fanqie: 歆 + 邑 [xī]). Kong's commentary on the Shangshu says: 'Xī means in harmony / joining together.' The Shuowen [indicates that] it takes 羽 as radical and 合 as phonetic; it is also a mutually defining character (zhuǎnzhù).

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Vilify and scold (詆訶: the first character is pronounced 低 [dī] + 禮 [lǐ] fanqie. The Cangjie pian says: '詆 means to deceive.' The Guangya says: 'To defame.' The Shuowen says: '詆訶 means to scold.' It takes 言 as semantic classifier and 氐 as phonetic, 氐 having the same sound as above).

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Offering and bestowal (䞋遺: the first character is pronounced 初 [chū] + 靳 [jìn] fanqie; the second is pronounced 唯 [wéi] + 恚 [huì] fanqie, in the falling tone; it is a phonetic loan character. The Wenzi jilüe says: '䞋 means to give alms; 遺 means to present as a gift.' It is also written with 口 as 嚫. 靳 is pronounced 謹 [jǐn] + 近 [jìn] fanqie).

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Pure and firm (清確: [確 is] pronounced 苦 [kǔ] + 角 [jiǎo] fanqie. The Gujin zhengzi says: '確 means firm.' It takes 石 as semantic classifier and 隺 as phonetic, 隺 being pronounced 涸 [hé]. Transmitted texts write it with 霍 as 礭, which is a vulgar and incorrect form).

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Clothed in creeping fig (披薜荔: the first character is pronounced 毘 [pí] + 計 [jì] fanqie; the second is pronounced 黎 [lí] + 計 [jì] fanqie. The Kaosheng says: '薜荔 is the name of a plant.' Note: 薜荔 is a climbing vine that grows clinging to trees like clothing).

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Displaying fragrance (逞芬: the first character is pronounced 勅 [chì] + 領 [lǐng] fanqie. The Mao Commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: '逞 means to exhaust [one's utmost].' The Yunying says: 'To penetrate; to be gladdened.' The Gujin zhengzi says: 'It takes 辵 as semantic classifier and 呈 as phonetic').

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Not blackened (弗緇: the second character is pronounced 滓 [zǐ] + 師 [shī] fanqie. The Mao Commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: 'It means a black colour.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 糸 as semantic classifier and 甾 as phonetic.' Transmitted texts write it as 淄, which is incorrect).

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Not stained (弗涅: the second character is pronounced 年 [nián] + 結 [jié] fanqie. Kong's commentary on the Analects says: '涅 is used to dye black.' The Shuowen says: 'Black mud in the water. It takes 水 as semantic classifier and 圼 as phonetic,' 圼 having the same sound as above).

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Dazzling and radiant (煒曄: the first character is pronounced 韋 [wéi] + 鬼 [guǐ] fanqie; the second is pronounced 炎 [yán] + 劫 [jié] fanqie. Wang's commentary on the Songs of Chu says: '煒曄 describes the abundant appearance of red light.' It is also written with 火 as 燁; both are phono-semantic compound characters).

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Peng [...] (彭[凵@(甬-用+豩)]: the second character is pronounced 悲 [bēi] + 旻 [mín] fanqie. It is a personal name. The Shuowen says: 'It takes 山 as semantic classifier and 豩 as phonetic,' 豩 having the same sound as above).

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Mould and balance (鎔鈞: the first character is pronounced 勇 [yǒng] + 鍾 [zhōng] fanqie. The Hanshu yinyi says: '鎔 is a mould for casting coins.' The Shuowen says: 'A smelter's vessel, a mould for copper filings.' It takes 金 as semantic classifier and 容 as phonetic. The second character is pronounced 癸 [guǐ] + 勻 [yún] fanqie. The Shuowen says: 'Thirty pounds (jin) is called a 鈞.' It takes 金 as semantic classifier and 勻 as phonetic, 勻 being pronounced 尹 [yǐn] + 遵 [zūn] fanqie).

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Flee and skulk (走竄: the first character is pronounced 緅 [zōu] + 苟 [gǒu] fanqie; this is the orthodox form of the character 走. The Shuowen says: '走 means to run quickly. It takes 夭 and 止.' The second character is pronounced 倉 [cāng] + 亂 [luàn] fanqie. Gu Yewang says: '竄 means to flee.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'A rat inside a hole; an associative compound character').

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Foothill mountain (麓山: pronounced 鹿 [lù]. The Mao Commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: '麓 is the foot of a mountain; the base of a mountain forest.' It takes 林 as semantic classifier and 鹿 as phonetic).

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Immediately recovering (即瘳: the second character is pronounced 勅 [chì] + 留 [liú] fanqie. Kong's commentary on the Book of Documents says: '瘳 means to improve.' The Kaosheng says: 'The abatement of illness.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 疒 as semantic classifier and 翏 as phonetic,' 翏 being pronounced 力 [lì] + 幼 [yòu] fanqie).

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Zhang Shao (張邵: pronounced 常 [cháng] + 曜 [yào] fanqie. A personal name).

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Fetters and manacles (桎梏: the first character is pronounced 質 [zhì]; the second is pronounced 攻 [gōng] + 沃 [wò] fanqie. The Yunying says: 'What is on the hands is called 桎; what is on the feet is called 梏.' Zheng Zhong says: 'Both hands and both feet each share one piece of wood. They are also called shackles, used to restrain criminals').

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Guide people (誘人: pronounced 由 [yóu] + 酒 [jiǔ] fanqie. It means to encourage, to instruct. A phono-semantic character).

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Staring on the road (路䀨: pronounced 火 [huǒ] + 刮 [guā] fanqie. The Picang says: '䀨 means to look.' It takes 目 as semantic classifier and 舌 as phonetic, 舌 being pronounced 還 [huán] + 刮 [guā] fanqie; it consists of 干 and 口).

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Close the door and mat (𨵵席: the first character is pronounced 含 [hán] + 㯼 [hé] fanqie. The Erya says: 'A 𨵵 is called a door leaf (扉).' The Shuowen says: '𨵵 means to close.' It takes 門 as semantic classifier and 盇 as phonetic, 盇 being pronounced 合 [hé]. Transmitted texts write it with 畜 as [門@((肱-月)/田)], which is incorrect).

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Linzi (臨淄: the first character is pronounced 林 [lín]. Zheng's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: 'Approaching the lowly from an exalted position is called 臨.' Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: '臨 means to govern.' The Fangyan says: '臨 means to illuminate.' The Shuowen says: '臨 means to oversee. It takes 臥 and 品 as phonetic.' The second character is pronounced 滓 [zǐ] + 師 [shī] fanqie. It refers to Zizhou, situated in the territory of Qingzhou among the Nine Provinces. Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: 'Zi is the name of a river; it originates at Mount Liangfu in Mount Tai and flows northwest into the Wen River.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'It takes 水 as semantic classifier and 甾 as phonetic,' 甾 having the same sound as above).

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Xu Chan (徐偡: pronounced 澤 [zé] + 黯 [àn] fanqie. A personal name. 偡 is like orderly and trim).

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Mount Tu and Mount Sheng (嶀嵊: the first character is pronounced 戶 [hù]; the second is pronounced 乘 [chéng]. Already explained earlier in Fascicle 4).

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Eulogised him (誄焉: the first character is pronounced 律 [lǜ] + 委 [wěi] fanqie. The Rites of Zhou says: 'A 誄 is an account of deeds; it accumulates words describing the virtuous conduct of a person during their life.' Zheng's commentary on the Book of Rites says: '誄 means to accumulate.' The Shuowen says: 'A posthumous title.' It takes 言 as semantic classifier and 耒 as phonetic, 耒 being pronounced 雷 [léi] + 會 [huì] fanqie).

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Relieve and bestow (賑施: the first character is pronounced 真 [zhēn] + 忍 [rěn] fanqie. The Erya says: '賑 means abundant.' Guo Pu's commentary says: '隱賑 means abundant.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 貝 as semantic classifier and 辰 as phonetic').

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Hesitating (踟蹰: the first character is pronounced 雉 [zhì] + 知 [zhī] fanqie; the second is pronounced 住 [zhù] + 誅 [zhū] fanqie. The Kaosheng says: '踟蹰 is like pacing back and forth.' The Guangya writes it as 躊躇, with 躊 pronounced 長 [cháng] + 流 [liú] fanqie and 躇 pronounced 除 [chú], meaning indecisive. The Gujin zhengzi states: 'Both characters take 足 as semantic classifier, with 知 and 厨 respectively as phonetics').

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Carrying a book hamper (負笈: the second character is pronounced 儉 [jiǎn] + 劫 [jié] fanqie. The Kaosheng says: 'A hamper for holding books.' The Gujin zhengzi says: 'It takes 竹 as semantic classifier and 及 as phonetic; a hamper carried on the back').

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Fascicle Eight

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More than ample (綽有: pronounced 昌 [chāng] + 灼 [zhuó] fanqie. The Erya says: '綽 means relaxed.' The Mao Commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: '綽 means spacious.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'Spacious and relaxed.' It takes 糸 as semantic classifier and 卓 as phonetic).

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Ashamed (恧焉: the first character is pronounced 女 [nǚ] + 六 [liù] fanqie, or 女 [nǚ] + 力 [lì] fanqie. The Fangyan says: '恧 means ashamed.' The Xiao Erya says: 'A feeling of shame in the heart is called 恧.' Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: 'Shame.' The Shuowen says: 'Ashamed. It takes 而 and 心 as phonetic').

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Carrying book cases (負袠: the second character is pronounced 陳 [chén] + 栗 [lì] fanqie. Note: a 袟 is the wrapper or leather binding enclosing books. The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'It is also written with 巾 as 帙; commonly written as 袟, which is identical').

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Arriving in crowds (猥來: the first character is pronounced 烏 [wū] + 賄 [huì] fanqie. The Guangya says: '猥 means a multitude.' The Boya says: 'Numerous.' Xu Shuzhong's commentary on the Huainanzi says: '猥猥 means altogether, universally.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 犬 as semantic classifier and 畏 as phonetic').

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Wang Shuo (王鑠: the second character is pronounced 商 [shāng] + 灼 [zhuó] fanqie. The Book of Song states: 'Prince of Nanping, taboo name Shuo.' The Zilin says: 'Dark (玄).' The Mao Commentary to the Classic of Poetry says: '鑠 means fine; melting metal.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'It takes 金 as semantic classifier and 樂 as phonetic').

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Halting the retinue (降蹕: the second character is pronounced 畢 [bì]. Zheng's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: '蹕 means halting pedestrians to clear the road; like modern imperial heralds clearing the way.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: 'It takes 足 as semantic classifier and 畢 as phonetic').

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Extensively traversed (該涉: the first character is pronounced 哥 [gē] + 哀 [āi] fanqie. Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: '該 means complete.' The Fangyan says: 'All.' The Guangya says: '該 means comprehensive; also to encompass.' The Shuowen says: 'Equipped with everything.' It takes 言 as semantic classifier and 亥 as phonetic).

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Brightly possessing (昞有: the first character is pronounced 兵 [bīng] + 皿 [mǐn] fanqie; also written as 昺, identically. The Shuowen says: 'Bright.' It takes 日 as semantic classifier and 丙 as phonetic; also written with 火 as 炳, used identically).

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Wang Yi (王嶷: the second character is pronounced 疑 [yí] + 棘 [jí] fanqie. Name of the Prince of Yuzhang during the Song dynasty. The Gujin zhengzi says: 'It takes 山 as semantic classifier and 疑 as phonetic').

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Buried at (窆于: the first character is pronounced 悲 [bēi] + 驗 [yàn] fanqie. Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: '窆 refers to lowering the coffin.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 穴 as semantic classifier and 乏 as phonetic').

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Zhou Yong (周顒: pronounced 愚 [yú] + 恭 [gōng] fanqie. A personal name).

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Grieving (憫而: pronounced 眉 [méi] + 殞 [yǔn] fanqie. Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: '憫 means sorrow.' The Gujin zhengzi says: 'A phono-semantic character').

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Splendid and bright (暀暀: pronounced 王 [wáng] + 況 [kuàng] fanqie. The Erya says: '暀暀 means fine.' The Kaosheng says: 'The appearance of radiant beauty.' The Classic of Poetry says: '暀暀 is like frequent.' The Shuowen says: 'The appearance of radiant beauty. It takes 日 as semantic classifier and 往往 as phonetic').

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Maintaining integrity (持操: the second character is pronounced 草 [cǎo] + 到 [dào] fanqie. Wang's commentary on the Songs of Chu says: '操 means utmost.' Gu Yewang says: 'Holding firmly to one's will is called 操.' The Kaosheng says: 'Resolving one's purpose without wavering.' It takes 手 as semantic classifier and 喿 as phonetic).

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Liu Xie (劉𢣢: pronounced 嫌 [xián] + 頰 [jiá] fanqie. A talented and famous scholar of the Liang dynasty, who composed a work of four fascicles entitled Master Liu (Liuzi); like Liu Liu and others, he belonged to the imperial clan and nobility).

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Investigate and examine (訪覈: the second character is pronounced 衡 [héng] + 革 [gé] fanqie. Fully explained earlier in Fascicle 5).

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Liu Huan (劉瓛: pronounced 言 [yán] + 蹇 [jiǎn] fanqie. A personal name).

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Panyu (番禺: the first character is pronounced 坂 [bǎn] + 官 [guān] fanqie; the second is pronounced 愚 [yú]. A county name in Guangzhou of Nanhai. Transmitted texts write it with 阜 as 隅, which is also acceptable; it is separated from Guangzhou by a narrow sea).

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Delve into deeply (鑽研: the first character is pronounced 纂 [zuǎn] + 鸞 [luán] fanqie. The Mencius says: '鑽 means to bore through.' The Kaosheng says: 'To pierce.' The Gujin zhengzi says: 'It takes 金 as semantic classifier and 贊 as phonetic.' Transmitted texts write it with 手 as 攢, which is incorrect. The second character is pronounced 硯 [yàn] + 堅 [jiān] fanqie).

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Teasing and joking (謿謔: the first character is pronounced 讁 [zhé] + 交 [jiāo] fanqie. Gu Yewang says: '謿 means playful mocking.' In the Songs of Chu it is written with 口 as 嘲, with the same gloss. The second character is pronounced 香 [xiāng] + 虐 [nüè] fanqie. The Erya says: '謔 means playful joking.' The Classic of Poetry says: 'Playing and joking.' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 言 as semantic classifier and 虐 as phonetic').

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Sugar cane and dates (蔗棗: the first character is pronounced 遮 [zhē] + 夜 [yè] fanqie; that is, sugarcane, the name of a delicious plant. The second character is pronounced 早 [zǎo], the name of a sweet fruit. The Shuowen says: 'Sheep dates; it takes two 束').

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Mei County (郿縣: the first character is pronounced 眉 [méi]. A place name in the Hanshu, belonging to ancient Fufeng; a phono-semantic character).

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Intimidate one another (相愶: the second character is pronounced 杴 [xiān] + 劫 [jié] fanqie. The Gongyang Commentary says: '愶 means to coerce.' The Guangya says: 'Timid.' Gu Yewang says: 'To terrify and coerce each other with force.' The Wenzi dianshuo says: '愶 means to frighten.' It takes 心 as semantic classifier and 脅 as phonetic. Transmitted texts write it with 月 as 脇, which is incorrect).

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Zhichang (智敞: the second character is pronounced 昌 [chāng] + 掌 [zhǎng] fanqie. A śramaṇa's name).

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Sengshao (僧韶: pronounced 邵 [shào] + 招 [zhāo] fanqie. A personal name).

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Dejiong (德冏: pronounced 鬼 [guǐ] + 永 [yǒng] fanqie. A monk's name. Transmitted texts write it with 公 as 冏, which is a vulgar character).

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Dongwan (東莞: pronounced 官 [guān]. A place name).

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Urgent and suspended (𢛆懸: the first character is pronounced 形 [xíng] + 堅 [jiān] fanqie. The Shuowen says: '𢛆 means urgent.' It takes 心 as semantic classifier and 弦 as phonetic, 弦 having the same sound as above. Both the Kaosheng and Shuowen write it as 𰐜, an ancient character. In Mi County, Henan, there is the Pavilion of Xian. Transmitted texts write it as 𢠌, which is also identical).

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Prophecy and distinction (記莂: pronounced 彼 [bǐ] + 列 [liè] fanqie. It means distinction; conferring a prophecy of Buddhahood with distinction).

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Wearing a headcloth (戴𢅙: the second character is pronounced 爭 [zhēng] + 革 [gé] fanqie. The Fangyan says: 'Covering the topknot is called a headcloth (幘).' The Shuowen says: 'Covering the hair with cloth is called a 幘.' It takes 巾 as semantic classifier and 責 as phonetic; 𧵩 takes 束, 束 being pronounced 㓨 [cì]).

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Dark stillness (冥寂: the first character is pronounced 覓 [mì] + 瓶 [píng] fanqie; the second is pronounced 情 [qíng] + 亦 [yì] fanqie. It takes 宀, pronounced 綿 [mián], and 叔, pronounced 叔 [shū]).

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Truly relied upon (寔賴: the first character is pronounced 承 [chéng] + 力 [lì] fanqie. Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: '寔 is like 是 (this/truly).' The Shuowen says: 'It takes 宀 as semantic classifier and 是 as phonetic.' Transmitted texts write it with 穴 as 𥦽, which is incorrect).

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Tanfei (曇斐: pronounced 非 [fēi] + 尾 [wěi] fanqie. 斐 describes an ornate pattern. A śramaṇa's name).

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Sealed in silence (緘嘿: [緘 is] pronounced 甲 [jiǎ] + 咸 [xián] fanqie. Kong's commentary on the Book of Documents says: '緘 means closed.' The Shuowen says: 'To tie up a hamper.' It takes 糸 as semantic classifier and 咸 as phonetic. The second character is pronounced 瞢 [méng] + 北 [běi] fanqie; silent and making no sound. It is also written with 犬 as 默, identically).

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淼漫 [Vast and boundless] (The first character has the fanqie miào + biǎo. *Kaosheng* states: "The appearance of water being vast and expansive." *Yunying* states: "Great water." It is formed with three 'water' radicals. In the transmission of the text it is written with 'water' as 渺, which is also acceptable. The second character has the fanqie mǎn + bàn. He [Xiu]'s commentary on the *Gongyang zhuan* states: "*Man* means everywhere." Gu Yewang states: "Indistinguishable." The *Guangya* states: "Level." The *Chuci* states: "Long." The *Gujin zhengzi* states: "It is formed with 'water' and has *màn* as phonetic.").

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粹哲 [Pure and sagacious] (The first character has the fanqie suī + zuì. *Kaosheng* states: "Essence and purity." The *Shuowen* states: "Unmixed." It is formed with 'grain' and has *zú* as phonetic. The second character has the fanqie zhī + liè).

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鐇斧 [Broad-bladed axe] (The first character is pronounced like 煩. The *Yunquan* states: "A broad-bladed axe." The *Picang* states: "A spade; a broad-bladed axe." The *Wenzi dian shuo* states: "To push." It is formed with 'metal' and has *fān* as phonetic).

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Fascicle Nine

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𰐤孛 [Comet] (The first character has the fanqie xuán + ruì. The *Ziyuan* states: "A broom star [comet]." The *Lüshi chunqiu* states: "A broom star is an ominous star." The *Shuowen* states: "A broom star is for sweeping; it is formed from [the hand radical] 又 holding 甡; it is a pictographic character." 甡 is pronounced like 銑. The second character has the fanqie pén + mò. He [Xiu]'s commentary on the *Gongyang zhuan* states: "A comet is like white cotton floss, flaring up (孛孛然) as an omen of baleful qi." The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed from [孛-子] and 子; [孛-子] is pronounced like 費." In the transmission of the text it is written as 𭓋, which is also acceptable).

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痼疾 [Chronic illness] (The first character is pronounced like 固; it is also written as 㽽. The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with the 'disease' radical 疒; it is a phono-semantic character").

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乾燥 [Dry] (The first character has the fanqie gē + ān. The second character has the fanqie sāo + dào. It was already explained earlier).

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𡍩如 [Split-like] (The first character has the fanqie chǐ + gé. The *Guangya* states: "To sunder and divide." The *Shuowen* states: "To crack open." It is formed with 'earth' and has 㡿 as phonetic. 㡿 is pronounced like 尺).

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石梁塢 [Stone-ridge rampart] (The last character has the fanqie wū + gǔ. The *Wenzi jilüe* states: "A small fort wall." Note: A rampart (塢) refers to a high, steep mound where the space between two hills is called a rampart. It is also written with the 'mound' radical 阜 as 隖. It is formed with 'earth' and has *wū* as phonetic).

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竪𣑭 [Erect palisade] (The second character has the fanqie chǔ + gé. The *Guangya* states: "𣑭 means a patrol enclosure." The *Cangjiepian* states: "To bind." The *Zitong* states: "Erecting wood like a wall is called a 𣑭." The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with 'wood' and has 𠕋 as phonetic." 𠕋 has the same sound as the character above. The pronunciation of 縶 is the fanqie zhī + lì).

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扁鵲 [Bian Que] (The first character has the fanqie pián + miàn. The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with 'door' 戶 and has the omitted form of 扁 as phonetic." The second character has the fanqie qiǎng + yào. Note: Bian Que was a famous physician of antiquity, whose original surname was Lu; he lived during the period of the Six States).

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戎狛 [Rong and Mo barbarians] (The first character has the fanqie ér + zhōng. The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with 甲 as 𢦦. Now it is written with 十 as 戎, which is a vulgar character." The second character is pronounced like 陌; a barbarian tribe, akin to the southern Man and Mo tribes. In the transmitted text it is written with the 'beast' radical 豸, which is also acceptable).

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石斌 [Shi Bin] (The second character has the fanqie bǐ + mín. A person's name).

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混殽 [Confused and mixed] (The first character has the fanqie hún + kǔn. The *Guangya* states: "*Hun* means turbid." The second character has the fanqie xiào + jiāo. The *Hanshu* states: "*Yao* means blended." It is formed with 殳 and has 肴 as phonetic; 肴 is formed with 'meat').

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麻襦 [Hemp short coat] (The second character has the fanqie rǔ + zhū. Note: A *ru* is today's jacket; a hemp *ru* is a cloth robe. The *Shuowen* states: "A *ru* is a short garment." It is formed with 'garment' and is a phono-semantic character).

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晥然 [Smiling slightly] (The first character has the fanqie huán + wǎn. He Yan's commentary on the *Analects* states: "*Wan'er* is the appearance of a slight smile").

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石韜 [Shi Tao] (The second character has the fanqie tǎo + dāo).

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重茵 [Layered cushions] (The second character is pronounced like 因. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Liji* states: "*Yin* means a mattress." Gu Yewang states: "Using tiger skin as a mattress." The *Shuowen* states: "Double mats on a chariot." It is formed with 'grass' and has *yīn* as phonetic. In Sima Xiangru's *Zixu fu*, it is written with the 'leather' radical 革 as 鞇, which is also the same).

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應耄 [Should be senile] (The second character has the fanqie máo + bào. The *Zuozhuan* states: "Old and about to become senile." Du Yu states: "*Mao* means disordered." The *Liji* states: "At eighty or ninety, it is called *mao*." Zheng Xuan states: "Confused and forgetful." It is formed with 'old' and has *máo* as phonetic. In the *Shuowen* it is written as 𦹾, which is an ancient character).

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不惛 [Not muddled] (The second character has the fanqie hū + kūn. Kong [Anguo]'s commentary on the *Shangshu* states: "*Hun* means disordered." *Kaosheng* states: "Old and very forgetful." Zheng's commentary on the *Shijing* states: "*Hun* refers to a person without understanding." The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with 'heart' and has *hūn* as phonetic").

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鐵鎖穿 [Piercing through iron chains] (The first character has the fanqie tiān + jié. The *Shuowen* states: "Black metal." It is formed with 'metal' and has 𢧜 as phonetic; 𢧜 is pronounced like 垤. The next character has the fanqie sū + guǒ. The *Guangya* states: "Chains link together; this means linking one to another." The last character is pronounced like 川. The *Shuowen* states: "*Chuan* means to pass through." In the transmission of the text it is written with 'body' as 䆤, which is incorrect).

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轘裂 [Torn apart by chariots] (The *Yunquan* states: "*Huan* refers to the shafts of a chariot." Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Zhouli* states: "Tearing apart by chariots is called *huan*." It is also pronounced like 倦, and also pronounced like 患; the gloss and meaning are identical. It is formed with 'chariot' and has the omitted form of 還 as phonetic).

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休祉 [Auspicious blessing] (The second character has the fanqie chì + lǐ. The commentary on the *Mao Shijing* states: "*Zhi* means blessing." Du [Yu]'s commentary on the *Zuozhuan* states: "*Zhi* means official emolument." It is formed with 'altar' and has *zhǐ* as phonetic).

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嗚噎 [Sobbing and choking] (The first character has the fanqie wū + gū. The second character has the fanqie yān + jié. The *Shangshu* states: "'Alas' (嗚呼) is an exclamation of sighing." The *Shuowen* states: "It is also written with the 'yawn' radical 欠 as 歍." The commentary on the *Mao Shijing* states: "*Ye* means unable to catch one's breath due to grief." The *Fangyan* states: "Pain." The *Shuowen* has both characters formed with the 'mouth' radical as phono-semantic characters).

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蹋之 [Trampling upon it] (The first character has the fanqie tán + hé. The *Guangya* states: "*Ta* means to tread." The *Shuowen* states: "To step on; to tread with the feet." It is formed with 'foot' and has [日/羽] as phonetic; [日/羽] is pronounced like 塔. In the transmission it is written as 蹹, which is incorrect).

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儁子瑋 [Jun's son Wei] (The first character has the fanqie zūn + jùn, sharing the meaning of the character 俊. The last character has the fanqie wěi + guǐ; a personal name, the son of Murong Jun).

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澄磴橙蹬 [Fotucheng] (These four characters all refer to the name of Fotucheng. Due to differences in light and heavy Sanskrit pronunciation, several written forms have arisen; today the commonly used one is mostly the character 澄).

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燉煌 [Dunhuang] (The first character has the fanqie dùn + hún. The second character is pronounced like 皇. It was already fully explained in a previous fascicle).

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法綝 [Faxin] (The second character has the fanqie chǒu + lín. A monk's name. *Kaosheng* states: "*Lin* means good; superior").

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芧茨 [Thatch and rushes] (The first character has the fanqie mǎo + bāo. The second character is pronounced like 慈. Note: Thatch and rushes mean a straw-thatched cottage. The *Guangya* states: "To cover." The commentary on the *Mao Shijing* states: "To roof a house." Both are formed with 'grass'; 予 and 次 are respectively their phonetics).

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康泓 [Kang Hong] (The second character has the fanqie niǎo + hóng).

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茹芝 [Consuming lingzhi mushroom] (The first character has the fanqie rú + shù. Guo [Pu]'s commentary on the *Erya* states: "*Ru* means to eat." The *Shuowen* states: "It is formed with 'grass' and has 如 as phonetic." The second character is pronounced like 之; correctly written as 出, a pictographic character. Note: The lingzhi mushroom is an auspicious herb consumed by immortals).

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問㛮 [Asking the elder brother's wife] (The second character has the fanqie sāo + lǎo. In the transmission of the text it is written as 㛐, which is incorrect).

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俶儻 [Free and untrammeled] (The first character has the fanqie chōng + rù. The second character has the fanqie tāng + lǎng. Having a remarkably distinct and resolute spirit is called 俶儻. Both are formed with 'person').

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髣髴 [Seemingly indistinct] (The first character has the fanqie fáng + wǎng. The second character has the fanqie fēn + wù, and is also pronounced with the fanqie fāng + wèi. Ancient and modern characters; *fangfu* means that what is heard or seen is not clear or distinct. Formed with the 'hair' radical 髟 as phono-semantic characters. Ancients sometimes wrote it as 仿佛, with the same pronunciations as above).

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手搦 [Grasping with the hand] (The second character has the fanqie nìng + tì. Gu Yewang states: "*Nuo* is like taking hold." The *Shuowen* states: "To press down." Formed with 'hand' and has 弱 as phonetic).

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淤泥 [Silt and mud] (The first character has the fanqie yú + jù. The second character has the fanqie nì + tí. Silt and mud refers to the foul-smelling mud at the bottom of a stagnant pool, blackish-blue, foul, rotting, and dross-filled. Both are formed with 'water' as phono-semantic characters).

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基蹠 [Foundation] (The first character has the fanqie jì + qí. The *Erya* states: "*Ji* means beginning; foundation." The lower part is *zhǐ* (foot). It is formed with 'earth' and has 其 as phonetic. The second character has the fanqie zhēng + yì. Wang [Yi]'s commentary on the *Chuci* states: "*Zhi* means to step upon." Xu Shuzhong [Xu Shen] says: "To walk; to tread." The *Guangya* states: "To tread upon." In the transmission of the text it is written with 'earth' as 墌; 墌 also means foundation; writing it as 趾 is also acceptable).

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覺勌 [Feeling fatigued] (The second character has the fanqie quán + yuàn. Formed with 'strength' and has the omitted form of 卷 as phonetic).

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樊陽 [Fanyang] (The first character has the fanqie fá + yuán. *Kaosheng* states: "The side of a mountain." The *Dizhi* states: "The name of an ancient small state; the name of a settlement in Zhou territory." The *Shuowen* states: "Formed with 林, 爻, and [(?*?)/八]; [(?*?)/八] is pronounced like 攀").

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蹍室 [Stepping into the room] (The first character has the fanqie ní + zhǎn. Sima Biao's commentary on the *Zhuangzi* states: "*Zhan* means to step upon." The *Guangya* states: "To tread upon." The *Gujin zhengzi* states: "Formed with 'foot' and has 展 as phonetic").

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壁隌 [Darkened wall] (The second character has the fanqie ān + gǎn. The *Erya* states: "*An* means dark." Guo Pu states: "Obscure and dark." This refers to this holy monk performing supernatural powers).

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閬中 [Langzhong] (The first character has the fanqie láng + dàng. The *Shuowen* states: "Langzhong County is located in Ba Commandery." Today there is Lang Prefecture in eastern Shu).

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徒跣 [Barefoot] (The second character has the fanqie xiān + diǎn. The *Shuowen* states: "*Xian* means the feet directly touching the ground." It is a phono-semantic character).

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撤懸 [Removing the suspended bells] (The first character has the fanqie chǐ + liè. *Kaosheng* states: "To demolish and abandon." The *Shuowen* states: "Formed with 'hand' and the omitted form of 徹 as phonetic." The second character is pronounced like 玄. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Zhouli* states: "Suspended instruments refer to bells and chiming stones hanging on racks; setting them aside and not striking them. *Xuan* also means to hang up; it is a derivative character").

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朱彤 [Zhu Tong] (The second character is pronounced like 同. The Secretariat Director of the Former Qin, a personal name. *Tong* means red).

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傉檀 [Nutan] (The first character has the fanqie nóng + dǔ. The second character has the fanqie dàn + lán. A barbarian term. This was the illegitimate title of the third ruler of Southern Liang).

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土埭 [Earthen weir] (The second character is pronounced like 大. The *Jin zhongxing shu* states: "Requesting to use ox carts to pull boats across the weir to collect coastal taxes." *Kaosheng* states: "A character meaning to cut off a waterway with a weir").

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引筰 [Pulling the bamboo cable-bridge] (The second character is pronounced like 昨. The *Cangjiepian* states: "*Zuo* is a bamboo cable." Note: Regarding *zuo*, in the western mountains of Shu there are deep, impassable chasms; bamboo cables are set up across both banks. People ride upon them, secured by a mechanical sling, travelling back and forth as if on a bridge; it is called a *zuo*. Formed with 'bamboo' and has 作 as phonetic. In the transmitted text it is written with 'silk' as 䋏, which is incorrect).

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倏忽 [In an instant] (The first character has the fanqie shāng + ròu. It was already explained at the beginning of the fascicle).

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小甌 [Small cup] (The second character has the fanqie ōu + hóu. The *Fangyan* states: "A small basin is called an *ou*. An *ou* is an earthenware bowl." In the transmitted text it is written with 'earth' as 塸, which is incorrect).

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襤縷 [Ragged and torn] (The first character is pronounced like 藍. The second character has the fanqie lóng + zhǔ. The *Fangyan* states: "Garments without hems are called *lan*." Guo Pu states: "Clothes ruined and tattered." The *Shuowen* has the first formed with 'garment' and the second with 'silk', both being phono-semantic characters).

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噉肉 [Eating meat] (The first character has the fanqie tán + làn. The *Guangya* states: "*Dan* means to eat." It is also written as 啖, with the same gloss and usage).

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辛膾 [Spicy minced meat] (The second character has the fanqie guī + wài. The *Shuowen* states: "Finely sliced meat; formed with 'meat' and has 會 as phonetic." In the transmission of the text it is written with 'fish' as 鱠, which is incorrect. *Xin* refers to pungent seasonings).

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負圌 [Carrying a grain hamper] (The second character is pronounced like 市 + 緣. The *Jixun* states: "A bamboo granary; a round hamper or woven bin for storing grain and wheat." The *Gujin zhengzi* states: "Formed with 囗 and has 耑 as phonetic").

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至瞑 [Until nightfall] (The second character has the fanqie míng + bìng. *Ming* means night).

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殯葬 [Funerary encoffining and burial] (The first character has the fanqie bīn + bìn. The second character has the fanqie zāng + sàng. In the transmission of the text it is written as 塟, which is incorrect).

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餧者 [Spoiled fish] (The first character has the fanqie nǔ + lěi. It is also written with the 'fish' radical as 鯘; rotten and foul-smelling fish. The *Analects* says: "Fish that is spoiled and meat that is rotten." Kong [Anguo]'s commentary states: "Spoiled fish is called *wei*." It is also written with the 'meat' radical as 腇; both mean foul and spoiled fish).

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剡縣 [Shan County] (The first character has the fanqie cháng + yàn. The name of a county in Yue Prefecture).

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濛濛 (pronounced méng; meaning dense shade of trees hanging low).

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浮沫 (the second character is mǎn + bō fanqie [mò]; composed with the water radical and mò as the phonetic; the character 末 historically was written by adding a stroke atop 木).

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累躓 (the second character is zhī + lì fanqie [zhì]; to stumble and fall over).

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懱醜 (mián + biǎn fanqie [miè]; Zheng [Xuan's] commentary on the Mao Commentary on the Book of Odes states: '蔑 (miè) means to make light of.' The transmitted text written with the radical 伐 as 薎 is erroneous; 㔡 is pronounced with the fanqie bì + miè).

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畦啜 (the first character is huì + guī fanqie [qí]; Liu Xi says: 'Twenty-five mǔ make a small qí; fifty mǔ make a large qí.' The second character is chuān + liè fanqie [chuò]; the Shuowen jiezi says: '啜 means to taste.').

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飲洊 (the second character is qián + jiàn fanqie [jiàn]).

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大航欄 (the first character is hé + gāng fanqie [háng]; the Fangyan says: 'East of the Pass, boats are called háng.' They are large boats; a phono-semantic character).

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霑溼 (the first character is zhāng + lián fanqie [zhān]; the Guangya says: '霑 means to soak.' The Han Commentary on the Book of Odes says it means to submerge; the Gujin zhengzi gives it as composed with the rain radical and zhān as the phonetic. The second character is shēn + rù fanqie [shī]; the Shuowen jiezi says: 'Dark and moist.' Composed with the water radical and shī as the phonetic; [一/(ㄠ*〡*ㄠ)/工] is pronounced the same as above).

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猜嫉 (the first character is cǎi + lái fanqie [cāi]; the second is pronounced jí).

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燒掠 (the second character is pronounced lüè; the 'Yueling' says: 'Do not plunder freely,' which means robbery and pillaging; it is also pronounced liàng, with the same meaning and gloss).

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執[烈-列+(爨-(大/火))] (cāng + luàn fanqie [cuàn]; a popular character; the standard form is 爨; seeing that the character has many strokes, it was colloquially abbreviated as [釁-分+(烈-列)], which is a corrupt form. The Zuo zhuan says: 'To heat; to cook.' The Rites of Zhou says it refers to a stove).

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清嚥 (yān + jiàn fanqie [yàn]; also written with the speech radical as 讌, which is acceptable; now written as 宴. The Mao Commentary on the Book of Odes says it means peaceful; feasting, drinking wine, and making merry).

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𮠁 (bèi + bēi fanqie [pí]; the Book of Han states that Shu Commandery has a 𮠁 County; also pronounced pí).

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綰濟 (the first character is wān + bǎn fanqie [wǎn]; the Huainanzi says: '綰 is like to grasp.' In the transmitted text, '綰指' means holding their fingers).

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劉虯 (jiǔ + yōu fanqie [qiú]; the Yunying says: 'A hornless dragon.' The name of a recluse from Jingzhou who gave up his residence to make it a monastery).

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王奐 (pronounced huàn; a personal name; 奐 describes the appearance of ornate patterns; the Yupian says it means bright and brilliant; the Shuowen jiezi says it is composed with the radical 拱).

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虵鵠 (the first character is cháng + zhē fanqie [shé]; that is, a divine serpent, of the kind of dragons; the second character is hóng + mù fanqie [hú]; the hú is a water bird, of the kind of cranes; when its lifespan reaches a thousand years, its form transforms).

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𧫦賴 (yì + xī fanqie [yī]; an even-tone character; Zheng [Xuan's] sub-commentary to the Book of Odes says: '𧫦 is like shì (indeed) or rán (so).' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'The sound of beginning to speak.' A phono-semantic character; a grammatical particle).

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撥胷 (the first character is pronounced bō; the Guangya says: '撥 means to eliminate.' The Shuowen jiezi says it is composed with the hand radical and fā as the phonetic. The second character is xù + gōng fanqie [xiōng]; the Shuowen jiezi says: '胷 means the chest.' Composed with the radical 勹 and xiōng as the phonetic; in transmitted texts it is written with the flesh radical, which is also acceptable).

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行蠱 (pronounced gǔ; that is, insect poison; using poisonous insects to perform sorcery to harm and make people ill; of the category of black magic and curses; an associative compound character).

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鳴鼙 (the second character is bì + mí fanqie [pí]; the Shuowen jiezi says: '鼙 is a drum used by cavalry; a war drum used on military campaigns.' In transmitted texts it is written with the leather radical as the ancient character, which is also acceptable).

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慧嵬 (wǔ + lěi fanqie [wěi]; a popular character; the standard form is written with the human radical and guì as 僓; 僓 means tall and large in appearance; the name of an eminent monk).

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蝗毒 (the first character is pronounced huáng; the second character is pronounced dú; that is, the pestilential scourge of locusts; eating the hearts of crops, shaped like grasshoppers and yellow in colour, transformed from aquatic insects in the sea or born from within the earth; brought about by disasters).

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洒漱 (the first character is xī + lǐ fanqie [xǐ]; the standard form of the character 洗; in transmitted texts it is written as 洗, which is the popular character; the second character is sōu + jiù fanqie [shù]; already explained previously).

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蟬蛻 (the first character is shàn + yán fanqie [chán]; Zheng [Xuan's] commentary on the Record of Rites says: '蟬 is the tiáo cicada.' The Fangyan says it is called liáo; it chirps from underneath its belly).

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量褊 (the second character is biān + miǎn fanqie [biǎn]; Guo [Pu's] commentary on the Erya says: '褊 means narrow and urgent.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Small.' Composed with the clothing radical and biǎn as the phonetic; the character 扁 is pronounced the same as above; dictionaries gloss it as narrow).

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頤神 (the first character is yǐ + zhī fanqie [yí]; the Fangyan says: '頤 means to nourish.' Wang Fusi's commentary on the Book of Changes says: '頤 means to nourish.' The Shuowen jiezi says it is composed with the head radical and 𱼧 as the phonetic; 𱼧 has the same pronunciation as above).

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悉斃 (bì + mèi fanqie [bì]; the Yunying says: '斃 means to die.' The Shuowen jiezi says it is composed with the death radical and bì as the phonetic).

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蚊蝱 (the first character is pronounced wén; the second character is pronounced méng; both are flying insects that bite humans; already explained in several places previously).

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芬馥 (the first character is fāng + wén fanqie [fēn]; the second is féng + fú fanqie [fù]).

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秉笏 (the first character is bīng + mǐn fanqie [bǐng]; the second is pronounced hù; a hand-held tablet).

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鑿麓山 (the first character is pronounced zuò; the second character is pronounced lù; already fully glossed and explained previously).

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碌碌 (pronounced lù).

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螢爝 (the first character is pronounced yíng; a firefly insect; the second character is pronounced jué; a small torch; a popular character).

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枯鑠 (the second character is shāng + yào fanqie [shuò]; consumed and exhausted).

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張𰀻 (the second character is tíng + yáo fanqie [tiáo]; a personal name).

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輻湊 (the first character is pronounced fú; the second character is cāng + zòu fanqie [còu]; Gu Yewang says: 'Spokes converging (輻湊) refers to the wheel hub.' The Shuowen jiezi says: '湊 means to gather.' A phono-semantic character).

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僧璩 (pronounced qú; a personal name).

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臨卭 (gòng + yóng fanqie [qióng]; yóng has the fanqie yú + gōng; the name of Qióng County in Sichuan).

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燔屍 (the first character is pronounced fán; to burn).

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玁狁 (the first character is pronounced xiǎn; the second character is pronounced yǔn; the Mao Commentary on the Book of Odes says: 'The Xianyun are the name of northern barbarians.' Also written as 獫; both take the dog radical).

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姓俞 (chǒu + jiù fanqie [chù]; a person's surname).

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下邳 (the second character is pronounced pí; the name of a county belonging to Si Prefecture. According to Cao's Jun Guo: 'When the Qin unified the realm, they established Pi Commandery in Si Prefecture, with Xiapi County governing seven townships, one hundred and eighty li northwest of the prefecture seat.').

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拘閡 (the first character is pronounced jū; the second is é + gài fanqie [ài]; in the transmitted text written with the stone radical as 硋, which is incorrect).

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磐杵 (the first character is pronounced pán; the Shenglei says: '磐 is a large stone, flat and broad.' In the transmitted text written as 杵, which is a scribal error).

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折翅 (the first character is chán + rè fanqie [zhé]; the Kaosheng says: '折 means to break.' Composed with the hand radical. The second character is shī + zhì fanqie [chì]; the Shuowen jiezi says: 'A bird's wing.' Composed with the feather radical and zhī as the phonetic; the character 支 is composed of half of 竹 and 又).

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賑貧 (the first character is pronounced zhèn; also pronounced zhēn; the Renji xun says: '賑 means wealth.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'To rescue.' Composed with the cowrie radical and chén as the phonetic; also written as 振, which is acceptable).

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僧瑜 (gēng + zhū fanqie [yú]; a monk's name).

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剋炳 (the second character is bīng + mǐn fanqie [bǐng]; the Shuowen jiezi says: '炳 means bright.' Composed with the fire radical and bǐng as the phonetic).

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蜚羽 (the first character is pronounced fēi; the name of the wind god).

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蓊蔚 (the first character is wū + kǒng fanqie [wěng]; the second is yùn + qū fanqie [wèi]; Sima Xiangru's 'Zixu fu' says: 'The appearance of lush vegetation.').

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道冏 (guǐ + yǒng fanqie [jiǒng]; a monk's name).

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迺䞯 (the first character is pronounced nǎi; the Kaosheng says: 'To be startled; to go; to reach.' Omitted in the Shuowen jiezi. The second character is pronounced fù; the Cangjie pian says: '䞯 means to dash,' having the same meaning as 赴; also written as 計).

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芳苾 (the first character is fū + wáng fanqie [fāng]; the second is pín + mì fanqie [bì]; 芳苾 describes an abundance of fragrant scent).

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猶憭 (the second character is liáo + niǎo fanqie [liǎo]; the Shuowen jiezi says: '憭 means cleverness.' Composed with the heart radical and 𤊽 as the phonetic; 𤊽 and 尞 are both pronounced liǎo).

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交阯 (the second character is pronounced zhǐ; Jiaozhi Commandery of the Southern Sea).

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自𭣿 (pronounced qī; the Han Commentary on the Book of Odes says: '攲 means tilted.' The Yupian says: 'Not upright.' The Shuowen jiezi says: '攲 means inclined.' Composed with the pū radical and qí as the phonetic).

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巫覡 (the first character is pronounced wú; women serving ghosts and spirits are called wú; men serving ghosts and spirits are called xí; the second character is xíng + jī fanqie [xí]; xí means a person who sees spirits. In ancient times, during the Yin dynasty, Wu Xian first served as a shaman, using dancing to bring down the spirits; it depicts the form of dancing).

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Master Rui (叡公; the first character is [pronounced] ying-hui fan [ruì]; the name of an eminent monk. The Shuowen jiezi writes it with mù 目 [eye] as 叡; the transmission writing it with yuē 曰 is incorrect).

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Ingesting pine and atractylodes (餌松术; the first character is pronounced èr [èr]; the second is colloquially róng [sōng]; the last is zhùi-lǜ fan [zhú], another name is shānjiāng [mountain ginger], a medicinal herb, extremely fragrant; eating it fattens the body so that one can abstain from grain without hunger; burning it is very fragrant).

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Fed him (飤之; the first character is pronounced sì [sì]. Du's commentary on the Zuozhuan says: 'To serve meals to others is called sì.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Sì means provisions; it is an ideogram derived from shí 食 [food] and rén 人 [person].' The transmission writing it with tái 台 as yí 飴 is incorrect).

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In the privy (圊中; the first character is pronounced qīng [qīng], namely a latrine; the place where filth is discarded, a privy (hùn 圂); a pictophonetic character with external semantic component and internal phonetic component).

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Meng Yi (孟顗; yí-qǐ fan [yǐ]; a personal name).

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Mount Liu (溜山; liú-jiù fan [liù]).

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Slight shift (小移; yǐ-zhī fan [yí]; according to the Sūtra on Proper and Improper Times (Shifeishi jing), measuring the shadow with the feet, when it has slightly deviated from the proper time, once the time has passed one does not eat; keeping a hollow fast runs the risk of transgressing [the rule against] eating at improper times).

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Pungent roots and thick wine (葷醪; the first character is pronounced xūn [hūn], meaning foul-smelling vegetables such as onions, garlic, leeks, and scallions; the second character is pronounced láo [láo], which refers to all kinds of alcoholic drinks such as cloudy sweet wine).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese