一切經音義 24.307

24.307

讇語（上丑冉反莊子云希意道言謂之讇何休注公羊云佞也鄭玄謂傾身以反也說文讇諛也從言閻聲或作諂也）。

Flattering words (the first character is *chou* + *ran* [chǎn]. The Zhuangzi says: "Seeking to match another's intention in one's speech is called *chan*." He Xiu's commentary on the Gongyang zhuan says: "Fawning." Zheng Xuan says: "Bending oneself to please others." The Shuowen says: "*Chan* means flattery; categorized under 'speech' [言] with *yan* [閻] phonetic." It is also written as 諂).