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。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, 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。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, 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.

     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？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，则狐狸、蝼蚓不𦝼腊也与？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, 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?

     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)‎, 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)