一切經音義 14.84

14.84

蠭蝶 (The upper character is pronounced feng1 [fang-yong fan]. The Kaosheng says: 'An insect name. Some make nests in trees, while others make burrows in the earth; there are many kinds, and "蠭" is the collective term.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Flying insect that stings people; formed from 䖵 with 逢 as phonetic.' It is also written as 𧒒; the sūtra writes 蜂, a vulgar character. The lower character is pronounced die2 [tian-jia fan]. Sima Biao's commentary on the Zhuangzi says: 'A butterfly (蛺蝶).' The sūtra text writes [(乏-之+虫)*(云/木)], a vulgar character).