一切經音義 72.272

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五穀（案禮記月令天子春食麥鄭玄曰麥實有孚甲屬木夏食菽豆也菽實孚甲堅全屬水季夏食稷五穀之長屬土土中央秋食麻麻實有文理屬金冬食黍秀秀舒散屬火皆順時而食之以安其性也）。

"Five grains (五穀)" (According to the 'Yueling' chapter of the Liji, in spring the Son of Heaven eats wheat; Zheng Xuan says: "The wheat grain has a husk and belongs to Wood." In summer he eats pulse—pulse means beans; the pulse grain has a firm, intact husk and belongs to Water. In late summer he eats broomcorn millet [jì], the chief of the five grains, belonging to Earth; Earth occupies the center. In autumn he eats hemp seeds; the hemp seed has patterns and belongs to Metal. In winter he eats foxtail millet [shǔ]; shǔ means elegant and dispersed, belonging to Fire. All are eaten in accordance with the seasons in order to settle one's nature).