一切經音義 12.57

12.57

飢饉（記宜反說文餓也考聲云腹中空也或作饑下音近勤釁說文蔬不熟也無穀曰飢無菜曰饉並形聲字）。

飢饉 The first character is pronounced k- + -iə / -iɛ [jī]. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Starving." The Kaosheng says: "The belly is empty." It is also written 饑. The second character is pronounced with the initials of jìn, qín, and xìn [jǐn]. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Vegetables failing to ripen. Having no grain is called jī; having no vegetables is called jǐn." Both are phonosemantic characters.