一切經音義 14.355

14.355

Curse (詛 has the fanqie 𦵔䟽 [zhào + shū]; Zheng's commentary on the Rites of Zhou says: 'Covenants and curses are focused on oaths and pledges; major matters are called covenants (盟), and minor matters are called curses (詛); to curse means to invoke spells to bring ruin upon them'; the Kaosheng says: 'To curse and revile; also written in the four forms 詛, 謯, or 謀, all used identically').