一切經音義 14.150

14.150

Dense continuous rain (綢雨: [the character 綢 (dense / bind)] is 逐 [zhu] + 留 [liu] [chóu]. The Guangya says: '綢 means wrapped; sheathed.' The Kaosheng says: 'Bound and tied.' Composed of the silk radical (糸) with 周 as phonetic. It is also written as the 稠 in 'dense and sparse' (稀稠); reading it as 稠 is also acceptable in meaning).