《广雅》与《尔雅》异同论

Similarities and Differences between Guang Ya (a semantic dictionary formed in the Han Dynasty) and Erh Ya (an ancient book containing commentaries on classics and names,etc)

虽然《广雅》是因循《尔雅》旧目,篇内义类的排列顺序也大致相当,但后出转精,《广雅》由于是要增广、扩大《尔雅》所未悉备的内容,两书并不完全雷同,表现出鲜明的时代特色和数量上的巨大差距,范围也有广狭的不同。

Although Guang Ya is compiled by following the catalogue of Erh Ya and the order of their entry is almost the same, Guang Ya widens and enlarges the content ofErh Ya, Therefore, the two books are not totally the same. They are different in time features, amount of entries and the scope.