一切經音義 34.175

34.175

倡優（齒陽反說文倡樂也蒼頡篇樂也證也戲笑之伎也謂樂倡俳也優笑以自人所為戲怡悅也）。

Actors and performers (倡優: the first character is [chi] + [yang]. The Shuowen says: '倡 [chàng] means music.' The Cangjie pian says: 'Music; entertainment; the skill of comical amusement; it refers to musical entertainers and clowns.' 優 [yōu] means jesting to amuse people, making merry and delighting.).