一切經音義 11.91

11.91

Hunting: the upper character is pronounced *tian*. The *Shuowen* states: 'To level fields.' The *Kaosheng* states: '畋 (*tian*) also means to hunt.' It is sometimes written with the dog radical as 𤝗. The lower character has the fanqie *li* + *ye*. The *Kaosheng* states: 'Dogs chasing game.' Nowadays, both *tian* and *shou* are generally called *lie* (hunting). The *Shuowen* has it with the large rat radical and the pronunciation *li* + *ye* as its phonetic.