一切經音義 97.98

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97.98

倭國 (The fanqie is [烏 + 波]: wō. Guo [Pu]’s commentary on the Shanhaijing says: “The country of Wa lies in the vast ocean east of Daifang; by custom women rule; they have no sewing artisans, and smear their bodies with cinnabar.” Shuowen jiezi also says it is a state in the Eastern Sea; it is formed from “person” (人) with 委 phonetic).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese