一切經音義 45.70

45.70

娿婆（上烏可反下蒲我反案經文云腰髖娿婆言不自勝致也蓋借音會義不以文害意苦執於字與理殊乖）。

Unsteady and feeble (娿婆: the upper character is wū + kě [ē]; the lower is pú + wǒ [pó]. Examining the sūtra text, it says "waist and hips ēpó," meaning incapable of supporting oneself. This is borrowing the sounds to convey the meaning, without letting the literal characters impair the intended sense; stubbornly clinging to the character would diverge greatly from the principle).