一切經音義 4.39

4.39

茂盛（上莫候反吳楚之音也韻英音為摸布反草木茂盛也爾雅豊也毛詩傳美也韻詮云滋茂也說文從草戊聲也下常正反廣雅盛多也考聲隆也強也說文從皿成聲也）。

Luxuriant and flourishing (茂盛: the upper character [茂] is pronounced *m[o]* + *[h]ou* [mào], which is the pronunciation of Wu and Chu; the *Yunying* gives the pronunciation as *m[o]* + *[b]u* [mù]; of grass and trees, luxuriantly growing. The *Erya* says: "Abundant." The Mao commentary to the *Odes* says: "Fine." The *Yunquan* says: "Lush and luxuriant." The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says it is classified under grass (艸) with *wu* (戊) phonetic. The lower character [盛] is pronounced *ch[ang]* + *[zh]eng* [shèng]. The *Guangya* says: "*Sheng* means numerous." The *Kaosheng* says: "High; strong." The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says it is classified under dish (皿) with *cheng* (成) phonetic).