一切經音義 7.134

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蹊徑（上形鷄反杜預注左傳云蹊徑也鄭玄注禮記云蹊徑者禽獸之道也從足奚聲亦作徯下經定反周易艮為徑路顧野王曰徑小路廣雅徑邪路也從彳巠聲也彳音丑尺反巠音經）。

Pathway (xijing 蹊徑: the upper word is [pronounced with the fanqie] xing + ji [xi]. Du Yu's commentary on the Zuozhuan says: 'Xi 蹊 means a narrow path.' Zheng Xuan's commentary on the Liji says: 'A pathway (xijing) is a track made by birds and beasts; it is categorized under foot 足 and takes xi 奚 as phonetic; it is also written 徯.' The lower word is [pronounced with the fanqie] jing + ding [jing]. The Zhouyi says: 'Gen represents narrow pathways.' Gu Yewang says: 'Jing 徑 means a small path.' The Guangya says: 'Jing means a shortcut.' It is categorized under chi 彳 and takes jing 巠 as phonetic; chi 彳 is pronounced chou + chi [chi], and jing 巠 is pronounced jing 經.).