一切經音義 19.47

19.47

蚊蝱（上勿分反下孟耕反考聲蟲名聲類蝱似蠅而大也說文蚊䖟並齧人飛蟲也蚊或從䖵作蟁又作𨷷或作𱢳並古字也蝱從䖵亡聲經作蝱俗字也亦行用久矣難改䖵音昆）。

Mosquitoes and horseflies (蚊蝱: the upper character is [pronounced] with the fanqie of 勿 and 分; the lower character with the fanqie of 孟 and 耕. The Kaosheng says: "The name of an insect." The Shenglei says: "A horsefly resembles a fly but is larger." The Shuowen says: "Mosquitoes and horseflies are both biting, flying insects." 蚊 is sometimes written with the radical 䖵 as 蟁, also written as 𨷷, or written as 𱢳; these are all ancient character forms. 蝱 has the radical 䖵 and 亡 as phonetic. In the scriptures it is written as 蝱, which is a vulgar character, yet having been in long-standing use it is difficult to alter. 䖵 has the sound of 昆).