一切經音義 4.8

4.8

牆壁（上淨陽反或作廧顧野王曰牆垣也字書云築土曰牆編竹木埿塗之曰壁說文從嗇爿聲也嗇音色爿音匠羊反經從土作墻非也下卑覓反杜注左傳云壁壘也字書云外露曰牆室內曰壁亦牆也說文作廦從广辟聲也广音儼）。

Walls (牆壁: the first character, jing [淨] + yang [陽] fan; also written as 廧. Gu Yewang says: “A wall or enclosure.” The Zishu says: “Rammed earth is called 牆; woven bamboo and wood smeared with mud is called 壁.” The Shuowen says it is formed from 嗇 with 爿 phonetic; 嗇 has the sound se [色], 爿 has the sound jiang [匠] + yang [陽] fan. In the sūtra written with earth [土] as 墻, which is incorrect. The second character, bei [卑] + mi [覓] fan. Du's commentary to the Zuozhuan says: “A wall or parapet.” The Zishu says: “What is exposed outside is called a 牆; what is inside a room is called a 壁; both are walls.” The Shuowen writes it as 廦, formed from shelter [广] with 辟 phonetic; 广 has the sound yan [儼]).