一切經音義 27.173

27.173

此輩（補配反羣黨也說文軍法發車百兩為一輩從車非聲從北錯也蒼頡篇輩比也廣雅等𤳖輩亦類也𤳖補槃反玉篇輩部比類也）。

Such folk (此輩): bupei [fanqie]; a crowd or party. The Shuowen says: "In military law, dispatching one hundred carriages forms one bei (輩). Formed with 車, with 非 as phonetic, though derived from 北 erroneously." The Cangjie pian says: "輩 means to compare." The Guangya says: "等, 𤳖, and 輩 also mean category; 𤳖 has the fanqie bupan." The Yupian says: "輩 means class, rank, category."