一切經音義 48.185

48.185

賢哲（胡堅反土之美稱也又多才也賢士賢明故從具又臣賢者國之寶用與具同故從具字意也下又作喆同知列反尒疋哲知也方言齊宋之間謂知為哲哲謂照了也）。

Worthy and wise (賢哲, [賢 is pronounced with the fanqie] *hu* + *jian*, an honorific title for a scholar-official, and also means having abundant talent; because a worthy scholar is virtuous and enlightened, the character is composed with *ju* (具); furthermore, worthy ministers are the treasures of the state, their utility matching *ju* (utensils), hence it is composed with *ju*—this is the intended meaning of the character; the next character is also written as 喆, pronounced with the fanqie *zhi* + *lie*; the *Erya* states that *zhe* (哲) means knowing; the *Fangyan* states that between the regions of Qi and Song, 'knowing' was called *zhe*; *zhe* means illuminating and discerning).