一切經音義 75.20

75.20

芬菼（他敢反毛詩傳曰菼[芤-子+(止/肉)]也又曰毳衣如菼從草從炎亦形聲字也爾雅菼草青白色也）。

Lush rush [芬菼] (pronounced *ta* + *gan* [tǎn]. The commentary on the *Mao Shi* says: 'Tan means reed [芤-子+(止/肉)].' It also says: 'The robes of coarse wool were like lush rushes.' It takes "grass" [艹] and "flame" [炎]; it is a phono-semantic character. The *Erya* states: 'Tan is a blue-white rush').