一切經音義 31.335

31.335

諛諂（上喻須反又去聲今不從莊子云不擇是非而言諛也蒼頡篇云諛諂從也孔注尚書云諛諂也說文從言臾聲也下丑斂反周易云君子上交不諂下交不嬻何注公羊傳云諂猶侫也鄭注孔記諂謂傾身以有下也莊子云希意道言謂之諂說文云諂諫也從言函聲或作讇嬻音獨）。

Flattery and obsequiousness (the upper character is [pronounced] fanqie: 喻 [yù] + 須 [xū], also in the falling tone, which is not followed here; Zhuangzi says: “To speak without discerning right from wrong is termed flattery.” Cangjiepian says: “Flattery is obsequious compliance.” Kong's commentary on Shangshu says: “Yu is chao [flattery].” Shuowen: formed with the speech semantic radical and 臾 as phonetic. The lower character is [pronounced] fanqie: 丑 [chǒu] + 斂 [liǎn]; Zhouyi says: “A gentleman associates with superiors without being obsequious, and associates with inferiors without being disrespectful.” He's commentary on Gongyang zhuan says: “Chao is like glibness.” Zheng's commentary on Kongji says: “Chao refers to inclining one's body to humble oneself.” Zhuangzi says: “Catering to someone's intentions in one's speech is called chao.” Shuowen says: “Chao is remonstrating; formed with the speech semantic radical and 函 as phonetic.” It is also written as 讇; 嬻 is pronounced dú).