一切經音義 7.6

7.6

伴侶（上傍漫反王逸注楚辭云伴旅也韻英云伴儔侶也說文云大皃從人半聲也半字從八從牛作半也俗作半謬也儔音長流反下力舉反廣雅侶伴也或作旅古今正字云侶儷也從人呂聲也呂字象脊骨之形也儷音麗）。

伴侶 ("companion"): The first character has the fanqie reading [b- + -ɑn = bàn] (傍漫反). Wang Yi's commentary on the Chuci says: "伴 means a fellow traveler (旅)." The Yunying says: "伴 means an associate or companion (儔侶)." The Shuowen says: "A large appearance. It is formed with the radical 人 ('person') and 半 as phonetic. The character 半 is formed with 八 and 牛; to write it 半 in vulgar script is erroneous. 儔 has the fanqie reading 長流反." The second character has the fanqie reading [l- + -iɤ = lǚ] (力舉反). The Guangya says: "侶 means companion; it is also written 旅." The Gujin zhengzi says: "侶 means mate (儷). It is formed with the radical 人 ('person') and 呂 as phonetic. The character 呂 depicts the shape of the spine. 儷 is pronounced lì."