膢

膢 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月中中女 (BLLV), four-corner 7524₆, composition ⿰⺼婁)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 993, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29844
• Dae Jaweon: page 1445, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2107, character 7
• Unihan data for U+81A2

膢

1. (obsolete) name of an ancient sacrifice

   • 夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水；澤居苦水者，買庸而決竇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水；泽居苦水者，买庸而决窦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

     Fú shānjū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóulà ér xiàng yí yǐ shuǐ; zéjū gǔ shuǐ zhě, mǎi yōng ér jué dòu. [Pinyin]

     Indeed, those who dwell in the mountains and draw water from the valleys, give water to each other on the occasion of the lou and winter sacrifices; those who live in swamps hire men to open channels for the water.

   • 若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，則狐貍、螻蚓不膢臘也與？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，则狐狸、蝼蚓不𦝼腊也与？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version

     Ruòhé niúyáng zhī yòngrén yě? Ruò niúyáng yòngrén, zé húlí, lóuyǐn bù lóu là yě yǔ? [Pinyin]

     How can one use people like cattle and sheep? If one uses them as cattle and sheep, then do foxes, raccoon-dogs, crickets, and earthworms not become the recipients of the lou and winter sacrifices?

• “膢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: る (ru)
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)