一切經音義 64.141

64.141

二叟（古文叜𠋢二形今作叟同蘇走反方言叟父長老也東齊魯衛之間凡尊老謂之叟南楚曰父字從叜從又脉之大候在於寸口老人寸口脉衰故從又從災又音手灾者衰惡也）。

二叟 (Two elders: Ancient script had the two forms 叜 and 𠋢; nowadays written as 叟, both pronounced *su* + *zou* [sǒu]. The *Fangyan* states: '叟 and 父 mean elder. Between eastern Qi, Lu, and Wei, all respected elders are called 叟; in southern Chu, they are called 父.' The character is composed of 叜 and 又. The principal indicator of the pulse is at the cunkou; in an elderly person, the cunkou pulse is declining, hence it is composed of 又 and 灾. It is also pronounced *shou*. 灾 signifies declining and deteriorating).