翻譯名義集 3.83

3.83

[Cīna] The *Vibhāṣā* gives two pronunciations: one says Zhina, which here means Country of Civilization, praising this land as a realm of robes, caps, and culture. The second says Zhinan, which here means Frontier Wilderness, disparaging this land as not being the Central Kingdom. The *Xiyu ji* says: “*Mahācīna*, here meaning the Great Tang.”