一切經音義 94.115

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94.115

Spouse (伉儷: the first character is fanqie kang + lang [kàng]. The Zuozhuan says: "Unable to protect his spouse." Du Yu's commentary on the Zuozhuan says: "Kang (伉) means equal match." The second character is fanqie li + di [lì]. The Picang says: "Li (儷) is like companion." The Guangya says: "Partner." The Gujin zhengzi says: "The two characters kànglì (伉儷) are both formed from [the radical] 人 (person), with 亢 and 麗 as phonetic").

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese