一切經音義 14.92

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狐𧲪 (The upper character is pronounced hu2: a type of jackal. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A bewitching beast, ridden by ghosts.' The lower character is pronounced he2 [he-ge fan]. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Resembles a fox but smaller; fond of sleeping.' In the sūtra it is written as 狢 with 'big' (大). The Shuowen jiezi, Gujin zhengzi, and Dianlun all write it as 貈 with 'boat' (舟), which is an error. The standard form has 亢; 亢 is pronounced he2 [ge-dang fan]. The Kaosheng also writes it as [豸*兄], which provides evidence; some also write 貉, which is also acceptable).