一切經音義 65.158

65.158

盡梟（吉堯反說文倒首也賈侍中說斷首倒懸即梟字也謂懸首於水上竿頭以肆其辜也廣雅梟磔也或作梟二形通用也）。

Exposing the head after execution (jinxiao 盡梟; pronounced [ji + yao] /xiāo/: The Shuowen says: 'An inverted head.' Palace Attendant Jia says: 'Severing a head and hanging it inverted is what the character xiao means; that is, hanging the head from a pole over water to manifest their guilt.' The Guangya says: 'Xiao means dismemberment.' It is sometimes written 梟; the two forms are interchangeable).