一切經音義 71.110

71.110

酷毒（口木反謂暴虐也說文酷急也甚也白虎通曰酷極也教令竆極也）。

Cruel and venomous (酷毒: [酷 is] fanqie 口木, meaning tyrannical and oppressive. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Ku [酷] means severe; it means extreme." The Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall [Baihu tong] says: "Ku means extreme; it means directives and ordinances carried to the utmost extremity.")