一切經音義 28.298

28.298

不肖（先妙反廣雅肖似類也說文骨肉相似曰肖字從肉也小聲今言不肖者不似也謂骨肉不似其先故曰不肖禮記其子不肖是也謂儜惡之類也）。

Unworthy (不肖: *sjen-mjew* fanqie. The Guangya states: '*Xiao* (肖) means to resemble, to be like.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Resemblance in flesh and bone is called *xiao*; the character is derived from "flesh" (肉) with *xiao* (小) as phonetic.' Now, to say 'unworthy' (不肖) means not resembling; it means that one's flesh and bone do not resemble one's forebears, hence the term *buxiao*. The Liji's phrase 'his son was unworthy' is this; it refers to the class of frail and vile persons).