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Chapter 13: Explaining Grasses

Han (漢) · anonymous (佚名) · Volume 28 / 28

牛七尺為犉。

An ox seven chi tall is called chun (犉).

羊六尺為羬。

A sheep six chi tall is called qian (羬).

彘五尺為。

A pig five chi tall is called (a word missing in the base text).

狗四尺為獒。

A dog four chi tall is called ao (獒).

雞三尺為鶤。──六畜。

A chicken three chi tall is called kun (鶤). That concludes the Six Domestic Animals.

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