一切經音義 38.120

38.120

蚊龍（上音交郭注山海經云蛟似虵而四脚小頭細頸頸有白纓大者十數圍卵生子如一二斛甖能吞人說文蛟龍屬也從虫交聲也下龍字說文云鱗虫之長能幽能明能巨能細能短能長春分而登天秋分而潛淵若飛之形從肉從童省聲也）。

蛟龍 (The upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 交 [jiāo]. Guo [Pu]'s commentary to the Shanhaijing states: "The flood-dragon resembles a snake but has four legs, a small head, and a slender neck. Around its neck is a white torque. The largest reach ten-odd spans in circumference. It lays eggs and hatches young [that grow] like one or two hu earthen jars, and it can swallow humans." The Shuowen says: "A type of dragon. Analyzed as semantic 虫 and phonetic 交." The lower character, 龍, is explained in the Shuowen: "The chief of scaly creatures. It can become hidden or manifest, enormous or minute, short or long. At the spring equinox it ascends to heaven, and at the autumn equinox it submerges into the abyss. It has the appearance of taking flight. Analyzed as semantic 肉 and phonetic 童 abbreviated.")