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佉苴
佉苴
Chinese
| (surname) | (hemp); (surname); sack cloth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
simp. and trad. (佉苴) |
佉 | 苴 | |
Noun
佉苴
- (military, archaic) (conjecture) ancient southwest Chinese term for a shield, often partly manufactured from hemp
- 悉用犀革為佉苴 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- 悉用犀革为佉苴 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 13
- xī yòng xīgé wèi qūjū [Pinyin]
- rhinoceros hide is always used for shields