一切經音義 22.12

22.12

寧為多不（寧乃亭反玉篇曰寧案也漢書集注曰案焉也安焉之言皆是微責之詞耳焉音於言反也）。

Ning wei duo fou 寧為多不 [Could that be considered much?] (Ning 寧 is pronounced nai + ting [níng]. The Yupian says: 'Ning 寧 means to examine (an 案).' The Collected Commentaries on the Hanshu say: 'An 案 means yan 焉 [interrogative particle].' The words an 案 and yan 焉 are both expressions of gentle questioning. Yan 焉 is pronounced yu + yan [yān]).