續一切經音義 2.196

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簫瑟 (The first character is pronounced 蘇 + 彫 fanqie. The Erya says: 'The large xiao panpipes are called yan.' Guo's commentary says: 'Twenty-three pipes bundled together, one chi four cun long; smaller ones have sixteen pipes, one chi two cun long.' The Fengsu tong says: 'Shun made the xiao to resemble the wings of a phoenix.' The second character is pronounced 所 + 櫛 fanqie. The Erya says: 'The large se zither is called a xian.' Guo Pu's commentary says: 'Eight chi one cun long, one chi eight cun wide, with twenty-seven strings.' The Shiben says: 'Baoxi Shi first created the se').