續一切經音義 3.57

English (machine translation) 3.57

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3.57

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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