一切經音義 96.35

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96.35

橫馗: The fanqie phonetic notation is kui (匱) + gui (龜). The Shuowen jiezi states: '馗 means a thoroughfare connecting nine directions; because it resembles a turtle's back, it is called 馗. Analyzed as following the semantic component "nine" (九) and the phonetic component shou (首). It is also written as 逵.'

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese