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續一切經音義 6.75

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Torrential flow (瀑流: the upper character has the fanqie *pú* + *bào* [pù]; the *Qieyun* says, "*Pù* means torrential rain." The *Cang Jie jiegu* says, "Water surging up violently." The *Shuowen* says it is categorized under "water" with *bào* phonetic. As for the lower character *liú* [flow], the *Shuowen* says it is categorized under "water" with *tū* phonetic; *tū* has the fanqie *tā* + *hū* [tū]; *tū* is the character *zǐ* written upside down; *zǐ* is the ancient script form of the character *zǐ* [child]).

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