一切經音義 84.218

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㯉棘（上丑余反毛詩㯉惡木也莊子云有大樹人謂之㯉大枝擁腫而不中繩墨小枝拳曲而不中規矩說文從木虖聲也虖音呼字下矝力反郭注爾雅顛棘細葉有㓨也廣雅云棘藏也方言云凡草木㓨人江淮之間謂之棘說文從二朿朿音七賜反）。

Ailanthus and thorn-bushes (㯉棘: the upper [character 㯉 is] chou-yu fan [chú]. The Mao Shijing says: “The chu is an inferior tree.” Zhuangzi says: “There is a large tree that people call the chu; its main trunk is so swollen and knotted that it does not fit the ink-line, and its small branches are twisted and bent so that they do not fit the compass and square.” The Shuowen [jiezi] says: “Formed with 木 ('tree') and hu phonetic.” 虖 is pronounced hu [hū]. The lower [character 棘 is] jin-li fan [jí]. Guo [Pu]'s commentary on the Erya says: “The dianji has fine leaves and thorns.” The Guangya says: “Ji means hidden.” The Fangyan says: “In general, for herbs or trees that prick people, between the Yangtze and Huai rivers they are called ji.” The Shuowen [jiezi] says: “Formed with two 朿.” 朿 is pronounced qi-ci fan [cì]).