一切經音義 13.159

13.159

中殀 (Dying prematurely: [殀 has] the fanqie 央矯 [yǎo]. Du’s commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: “Being broken short is called 殀.” Old sounds and meanings also say: “Not exhausting one’s allotted lifespan is called 殀.” The Shuowen says: “夭 means bent.” It is composed of 大 with a bent head as a pictograph, and 歹 (sound 殘 [cán]) with 夭 as phonetic. Writing it with 犬 is incorrect.)