一切經音義 13.173

13.173

蜫蟲 (Insects and bugs: the first character has the sound 昆 [kūn], whose orthodox form is written 䖵; the Wenzi jilüe writes it 蜫. The Jixun says: “A general term for creeping insects.” The second character has the fanqie 逐融 [chóng]. The Erya says: “Creatures with legs are called 蟲.” Nowadays the sūtra text uses the abbreviated graph 虫, which is not the original character; 虫 has the sound 毀 [huǐ].)