一切經音義 41.69

41.69

鴛鴦（上威園反下鳥郎反又於良反水鳥也毛詩傳匹鳥也鄭箋云言其止則為偶飛則為雙不相離也天性也）。

Mandarin ducks (鴛鴦: for the first character, fanqie wēi-yuán; for the second, fanqie niǎo-láng, or yú-liáng. Water birds. The commentary on the Mao Shijing says: "Paired birds." Zheng's sub-commentary says: "This means when perching they make a pair, and when flying they form a couple, never separating from each other; such is their natural disposition").