一切經音義 18.175

18.175

宰官（灾在反周禮天官謂之太宰鄭注禮記云宰者冢宰也主治百官也鄭注禮儀云宰有司主正教者也考聲大也理也制斷也古文作[宋-木+(一/(┤*十*├)/┬)]）。

Chief minister (宰官: [宰 is] zai-zai fan; the Rites of Zhou calls the Celestial Official the Grand Steward [太宰]. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary to the Book of Rites says: "宰 means the prime minister; he is in charge of governing all officials." Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary to the Yili says: "宰 is the officer in charge of upright instruction." The Kaosheng says: "Great; to govern; to judge and decide." The ancient character is written as [宋-木+(一/(┤*十*├)/┬)]).