一切經音義 73.133

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坑穽（古文阱汬二形同慈性反廣雅穿坑也說文穽大陷也周禮𡓱人掌春令為穿鄭玄曰謂穿地為塹所以禦禽獸或超踰則陷之也）。

Pitfall trap (坑穽: anciently written in the two forms 阱 and 汬, both with the fanqie 慈性, *jìng*): The *Guangya* says: 'Digging a pit.' The *Shuowen jiezi* says: 'A *jìng* is a large pitfall.' The *Rites of Zhou* states: 'The Pitfall Official takes charge of spring orders to dig pitfalls.' Zheng Xuan says: 'It refers to digging trenches in the ground in order to ward off beasts or make them fall in when they attempt to leap over.'