一切經音義 16.192

16.192

[肉*包]𰮜 (bāo-tāi; the first character is pronounced bāo. Sima Biao's commentary on the Zhuangzi says: '胞 refers to the womb tissue, the child's caul.' The Hanshu speaks of 'those of the same caul (同胞之徒)'; Ru Chun says: '胞 means full siblings.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'The wrapping membrane when a child is born. It takes 肉 as semantic component and 包 as phonetic component.' The second character has the fanqie: tā + lái [tāi]. The Erya says: '胎 means the beginning.' The Guangya says: 'When a woman is pregnant for three months, it is called 胎 [fetus].' The Cang Jie pian says: 'An unborn child is called 胎.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A woman's pregnancy of three months. It takes 肉 as semantic component and 台 as phonetic component.')