一切經音義 63.203

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狐貈（上護孤反說文云狐𰴁獸也鬼所乘也從犬瓜聲瓜音古花反下何各反考聲云貈獸名也似狐而小也論語云狐貈之厚以居也說文云貈似狐多睡從豸舟聲豸音雉律文從犬作狢俗字也）。

狐貈 (foxes and raccoon dogs; the first character is pronounced 護孤反. The Shuowen states: “The fox is a beast of ill-omen, ridden by ghosts; it is derived from 'canine' (犬) with gua as phonetic component.” Gua is pronounced 古花反. The second character is pronounced 何各反. The Kaosheng states: “He is the name of a beast; it resembles a fox but is smaller.” The Lunyu states: “Using the thick fur of foxes and raccoon dogs to sit upon.” The Shuowen states: “The he resembles a fox and sleeps much; it is derived from zhi (豸) with zhou as phonetic component.” Zhi is pronounced 雉. In the Vinaya text, it is written with 'canine' (犬) as 狢, which is a vulgar character).