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續一切經音義 10.55

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10.55

Cunning and treacherous (狡猾: the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] gu + qiao; the Qieyun says it means "swift"; the Shuowen says it means "wild/mad," formed from dog [犬] with jiao as phonetic; the second character is [pronounced with the fanqie] hu + ba; the Shangshu says: "The barbarian tribes disturbed the central realm [猾夏]"; Kong's commentary says that hua means "to disrupt"; the Shuowen says it is formed from dog [犬] with gu also serving as phonetic).

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