一切經音義 41.147

41.147

肝膽（上音干白虎通云肝者木之精也象木形而有葉青色主目故肝實熱則目赤暗說文從肉干聲下答敢反白虎通云膽主仁是以仁者必有勇膽若有病則精神不守說文從肉詹聲也）。

肝膽 "Liver and gallbladder" (The first character is pronounced gan. The Baihu tong says: "The liver is the essence of wood; it resembles the shape of wood and has leaves; green/blue in colour; governs the eyes. Therefore, when the liver is replete with heat, the eyes become red and dim." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Formed from 肉 'flesh' with 干 as phonetic." The second character is pronounced da-gan [dan]. The Baihu tong says: "The gallbladder governs benevolence (humaneness); therefore, those who are benevolent must possess courage. If the gallbladder is diseased, the spirit and consciousness will not be maintained." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Formed from 肉 'flesh' with 詹 as phonetic").