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續一切經音義 3.57

續一切經音義 3.57

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Classical Chinese

3.57

環珮(上戶關反切韻玉環也爾雅曰肉好若一謂之環郭注云謂邊孔適等也下蒲妹反切韻云玉佩也禮記云古之君子珮以比德也)。

Pendants and girdles (環珮: the first character has the fanqie 戶關 [hu + guan / huán]. The Qieyun says: "A jade ring." The Erya says: "When the flesh [substance] and the hole are equal, it is called a '環'." Guo's commentary says: "It means the rim and the hole are equal." The second character has the fanqie 蒲妹 [pu + mei / pèi]. The Qieyun says: "Jade pendants." The Liji says: "The gentlemen of antiquity wore jade pendants to symbolize their virtue.")

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