一切經音義 60.21

60.21

貂蟬（上音彫即貂鼠也下音禪即蟲名也其翼薄妙說文云腹下鳴者晉灼曰以翠羽飾冠也形聲字）。

Diāochán 貂蟬 (sable and cicada [insignia]; the first character is pronounced diāo, which is the sable marten. The second character is pronounced chán, the name of an insect, whose wings are gossamer and exquisite. The Shuowen says: 'That which chirps from beneath its belly.' Jin Zhuo says: 'Decorating caps with kingfisher feathers.' It is a phono-semantic character).