一切經音義 52.484

52.484

匕首（補履反劍名也周禮考工記云匕首劒身長三尺重二斤一兩輕而便用也其頭似匕因曰匕首史記荊軻記右執匕首揕其胷是也揕音知禁反字從手也）。

Dagger (匕首: pronounced with the fanqie bu + li [bǐ]; the name of a short sword. The *Kao gong ji* of the *Rites of Zhou* says: "The blade of a dagger-sword is three feet long and weighs two catties and one ounce; it is light and convenient to use. Its tip resembles a ladle [bi], hence it is called a dagger [bishou]." In the *Records of the Grand Historian*, "Memoir of Jing Ke", it says: "With his right hand he held the dagger and stabbed him in the chest." 揕 is pronounced with the fanqie zhi + jin [zhèn]; the character is written with the hand radical).