續一切經音義 1.79

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1.79

Nits and lice (蟣蝨: the first character has the fanqie 居擬 [jǐ]. The Yunying says: "Louse eggs." The second character has the fanqie 所乙 [shī]. The Shuowen says: "An insect that bites humans." It is written as 蝨, formed from 卂 and 䖵. In the sūtra text it is written with 卂 as 虱, a popular usage that is incorrect. 卂 has the pronunciation 信 [xìn]; 䖵 has the pronunciation 昆 [kūn]).

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