一切經音義 32.22

32.22

蚊蝱（上勿分反字統云蚊齧人飛蟲以昏時而出說文亦齧人飛蟲也亦作蟁從䖵民聲經作蚊俗字也下孟彭反聲類云蝱似蠅而大也說文亦齧人飛蟲大者從䖵止聲䖵音昆也）。

蚊蝱 (upper: *mjut* + *pjun* [wén]: The *Zitong* says: 'The mosquito is a flying insect that bites people, coming out at dusk.' The *Shuowen jiezi* also says: 'A flying insect that bites people.' Also written as 蟁, following the double-insect radical with the phonetic *mín* (民). The sūtra writes 蚊, which is a popular variant. Lower: *mæwng* + *bæwng* [méng]: The *Shenglei* says: 'The gadfly resembles a fly but is larger.' The *Shuowen jiezi* also says: 'A large flying insect that bites people; follows the double-insect radical with the phonetic *zhǐ* (止); the double-insect radical (䖵) is pronounced *kūn*').