一切經音義 14.38

14.38

蚯蚓 Earthworms: (The first character is pronounced 丘 [qiū]; the second character is pronounced 引 [yǐn]. I note that the Shixun of the Duke of Zhou says: "Five days after the Beginning of Summer, earthworms come out; on the day of the Winter Solstice, earthworms curl up." The Erya also calls them 螼螾 [qǐnyǐn]. In the region east of the Yangtze they are called 'singing women' [歌女], which is presumably a local dialect expression).