一切經音義 35.314

35.314

荏苒（上耳枕反下音染案荏苒猶因循不覺盈時也轉注字也）。

荏苒 (the passing of time; the upper [character] has the fanqie er + zhen [rěn]; the lower [character] is pronounced ran [rǎn]; according to examination, rěnrǎn means following along gradually without realizing the passage of time; mutual-explanatory [zhuanzhu] characters).