一切經音義 95.64

95.64

𥉕瞽（上木蓬反毛詩傳云有眸子而無見曰𥉕說文不明也從目冡聲下音古論語云未見顏色而言謂之瞽也說文目但有眣也如鼓皮從目鼓聲集本作矇通用久）。

Blind (𥉕: fanqie 木蓬 [méng]. The Mao Commentary on the Shijing says: "Having pupils yet not seeing is called méng." The Shuowen jiezi states: "Dim-sighted; composed of 目 ('eye') with 冡 phonetic." The lower graph is pronounced 古 [gǔ]. The Lunyu says: "To speak before observing one's facial expression is called blind." The Shuowen jiezi states: "The eye having only cataracts, like a drum skin; composed of 目 ('eye') with 鼓 phonetic." Collected editions have 矇, which has been in common use for a long time).