一切經音義 33.178

33.178

虎賁（上呼古反下博門反孔注尚書云虎賁勇士稱也若虎賁戰言其猛也周禮云族賁氏掌執戈者夾王車而趍是也說文虎從虍虎足似人足象形字也虍音呼經文從巾作𧆞非也賁從貝卉聲卉音諱也）。

虎賁 [Tiger-like warriors]: The first [character] is fanqie 呼 (hu) + 古 (gu) [MC: *xuǒ]; the second is fanqie 博 (bo) + 門 (men) [MC: *puən]. Kong's commentary on the Shangshu states: '虎賁 (huben) is a designation for brave warriors; as when a tiger charges fiercely into battle, expressing their ferocity.' The Zhouli states: 'The Zuben family was in charge of holding halberds, escorting the king's chariot on both sides as they ran briskly'—this is it. The Shuowen jiezi states: '虎 (tiger) is formed from 虍; a tiger's feet resemble a human's feet, a pictographic character.' 虍 has the sound 呼 (hu). In the sūtra text, writing it with 巾 as 𧆞 is incorrect. 賁 is formed from 貝 with the phonetic 卉. 卉 has the sound 諱 (hui).