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續一切經音義 4.55

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4.55

豺狼 (for the first character, [chái], fanqie 士諧 [dʐ- + -æi = dʐˠæi/chái]. The Erya says: “The dhole has dog feet.” Guo's commentary says: “Its feet resemble a dog's.” The Qieyun says: “Of the wolf class.” The Liji says: “The dholes make an offering of beasts.” For the second character, pronounced 郎 [láng]. The Erya says: “Female badgers and female wolves.” The Shuowen says: “Resembles a dog, with a pointed head and white cheeks. It takes 犬 as radical and 良 as phonetic.”)

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