一切經音義 88.130

88.130

鼯鼠（上五胡反爾雅云鼯鼠夷鼬也郭璞注云狀如小狐肉翅翅尾頸脅毛紫色背上蒼黃腹下黃白觜𩓱似鼠脚短瓜長尾如狐尾飛行且生故名飛生音如小兒古今正字從鼠吾聲鼬音由頷音含敢反）。

鼯鼠 [Flying squirrel] (The upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 五胡. The Erya says: 'The wushu is the yiyou.' Guo Pu's commentary says: 'In shape it resembles a small fox, with flesh-wings; the fur on wings, tail, neck, and flanks is purple; greyish-yellow on the back, yellowish-white beneath the belly; muzzle and cheeks resemble a rat, with short legs, long claws, and a tail like a fox's tail. It gives birth while flying, hence it is called