一切經音義 12.142

12.142

Distant line of descendants (徵裔: the upper character is pronounced yǐ-zhān fan [yán]. The Shuowen says: "To make a long journey." It takes [必-心] (piàn-miè) and yán (chì-lián fan), with yán also as phonetic. Another explanation says that the character yán derives from zhǐ and [彳*、] (yǐ-chǒu fan); the character [彳*、] derives from chì and chǒu (chǐ fan), meaning to stretch out. The lower character is pronounced yíng-yì fan [yì]. Du's commentary on the Zuozhuan says: "Yì means distant." The Guangya says: "Yì means the four outer bounds; to emerge." The Shuowen says: "Yì is the hem of a robe." It takes yī [garment] and jiǒng (pronounced nǚ-huá fan). In the text of the sūtra it is written with máo [spear] as 袤, which is incorrect).