續一切經音義 4.54

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虎豹 (for the first character, [hǔ], fanqie 呼古 [x- + -uo = xuo/hǔ]. The Shuowen says: “The lord of mountain beasts.” The Shanhaijing says: “Mount Youdu has many black tigers and spotted leopards.” The Huainanzi says: “When the tiger roars, the valley winds arise.” For the second character, [bào], fanqie 博教 [p- + -æu = pˠæu/bào]. Guo's commentary on the Erya says: “The leopard resembles a bear with a small head, short legs, black and white spots; it can lick and eat copper, iron, bamboo, and bones. The white ones are specially named mò, pronounced 陌.”)