无舌的铃铛仍算器皿,因为拿它敲瓦器也出得声来;既如此,铃舌拆了它仍派得上原用。
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它仍算器皿,因为没有铃舌的铃铛拿来敲瓦器,也出得一样的声来。
It is considered a vessel since a bell without a clapper is suited to strike on earthenware and produce a sound of similar quality to that produced by a clapper.
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既然如此,纵铃舌拆去了,那铃铛还派得上它本来的用处。
If so, even when the clapper is removed, the bell may still be used for its original purpose.