一切經音義 69.68

69.68

一羆（彼眉反尒雅羆似熊而黃白郭注云羆長頭高脚猛憨多力能拔木關西呼為猳熊說文如熊黃白從熊羆省聲古文[骨*(素-糸+辛)]也猳音加也）。

A brown bear (一羆: *fanqie* 彼 + 眉. *Erya* says: “The 羆 resembles a bear, but is yellow and white.” Guo Pu’s commentary says: “The 羆 has a long head, tall legs, is fierce and savage, possesses great strength, and can uproot trees; west of the Pass it is called the boar-bear (猳熊).” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “Resembles a bear, yellow and white; composed of 熊 [‘bear’] with an abbreviated 羆 as phonetic.” The ancient character is [骨*(素-糸+辛)]. 猳 is pronounced *jia*).