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續一切經音義 8.77

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Seize and kill (搦殺: the first character is [pronounced] 女陌 [nuò]; the Zitong says: "To catch and seize. It is composed of 手 (hand) with an abbreviated 溺 phonetic"; it is also pronounced 女角 [zhuó]; the Qieyun says: "To hold." The second character is [pronounced] 所八 [shā]; the Erya says: "To decapitate and stab is to kill." Writing it as 煞 is a popular form).

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