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續一切經音義 1.85

續一切經音義 1.85

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Classical Chinese

1.85

蜣蜋(上佉良反下音良爾雅云蛣蜣蜣蜋也郭璞注云黑甲蟲也噉糞土者蛣音詰)。

Dung beetles (蜣蜋: the first character has the fanqie 佉良 [qiāng]. The second character has the pronunciation 良 [láng]. The Erya says: "The 蛣蜣 is the dung beetle (蜣蜋)." Guo Pu's commentary says: "A black-armoured beetle that eats dung and earth." 蛣 has the pronunciation 詰 [jié]).

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