一切經音義 4.172

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翡翠（上肥味反南洲志曰翡大於䴏小於烏赤色洲民捕而食之不知貴其毛羽也考聲羽赤雄曰翡說文赤羽雀也從羽非聲也下𤯝遂反南洲記曰翠為六翮毛長寸餘色青綠出欝林山𤯞色䳄曰翠說文𤯝雀也從羽卒聲）。

翡翠 (Kingfishers: The upper character has the fanqie 肥味 [fěi]. The Nanzhou zhi says: "The fei is larger than a swallow and smaller than a crow, red in colour. Island inhabitants catch and eat them, not realizing the value of their feathers." The Kaosheng says: "The male with red plumage is called fei." The Shuowen says: "A bird with red feathers; it takes its semantic element from 羽 (feather) and has 非 for its sound." The lower character has the fanqie 𤯝遂 [cuì]. The Nanzhou ji says: "The cui constitutes the six primary wing feathers, over an inch long, bluish-green in colour, produced in the mountains of Yulin." The female with green plumage is called cui. The Shuowen says: "A bluish-green bird; it takes its semantic element from 羽 (feather) and has 卒 for its sound").