一切經音義 41.148

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脾腎（上步彌反白虎通云土之精也象土色黃說文從肉卑聲下音慎白虎通云水精也色主陰其形偶其神志其候耳故腎虛則耳聾形聲字）。

脾腎 "Spleen and kidneys" (The first character is pronounced bu-mi [pi]. The Baihu tong says: "The essence of earth; resembling the color of earth, yellow." The Shuowen jiezi says: "Formed from 肉 'flesh' with 卑 as phonetic." The second character is pronounced shen. The Baihu tong says: "The essence of water; its color governs yin; its form is paired; its spirit is will/resolution; its manifestation is the ears. Therefore, when the kidneys are deficient, the ears become deaf." A phono-semantic compound).