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續一切經音義 10.47

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10.47

Beating the breast and stomping the feet (躃踊: the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] fang + yi; the Erya says: "Pi means pressing the heart"; Guo's commentary says: "Striking the chest"; it is also written as pi [擗]; the Liji writes it as pi [辟]; the second character is [pronounced with the fanqie] yu + long; the Qieyun says it means limping/jumping; it is also written as yong [踊]; the Liji says: "Sighing, he beats his breast [辟]"; Zheng's commentary says: "Pi means pressing the heart"; it also says: "Beating his breast, he stomps his feet [踊]"; Zheng's commentary says: "Yongyue means leaping"; Yanzi says: "Artificial feet were expensive while shoes were cheap").

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