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續一切經音義 4.6

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4.6

Fish trap and rabbit snare (筌蹄: for the upper, qī + yuán [quán]; the Kaosheng says, "A bamboo implement for catching fish; also a type of basket; also called a fish trap." Zhuangzi says, "A fish trap (筌) is for catching fish; once the fish is caught, the trap is forgotten." For the lower, dì + xī [tí]; Master Zhuang says, "A hare trap (蹄) is for catching rabbits; once the rabbit is caught, the snare is forgotten." Derived from 足 with 帝 as phonetic. The Yupian writes it as 罤, stating, "A rabbit net").

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