一切經音義 41.63

41.63

狐兔（上音胡說文妖獸也鬼所乘而有三德其色中和小前大後死則首丘從犬從爪省聲也下土固反說文獸也前[奐-大+比]象踞後點象其尾也兔頭與[奐-大+比]頭同故從[奐-大+比]省也）。

Foxes and hares (狐兔: the first character is pronounced hú; the Shuowen jiezi says: "A phantom beast; mounted by ghosts, yet possessing three virtues: its color is balanced and harmonious, small in front and large behind, and when dying it points its head toward its native mound; composed of the dog radical with an abbreviated zhǎo (爪) phonetic." For the second character, fanqie tǔ-gù; the Shuowen jiezi says: "A beast; the front part resembles its crouching posture, and the trailing dot depicts its tail. The hare's head is identical to the head of [奂-大+比], hence it is derived from an abbreviated [奂-大+比]").