一切經音義 16.9

16.9

𤉢馬 (Xiàngmǎ, elephants and horses: the upper character has the fanqie Xiang-yang [xiàng]. The Shanhai jing says: 'The Daoguo Mountains have many rhinoceroses and elephants.' Guo Pu says: 'The largest of beasts; its colour is sometimes bluish or white; it has a long snout resembling a pig; the large ones have tusks one zhang long, while the small ones are still five chi long. This beast is jealous by nature.' The Shuowen says: 'It gives birth once every three years. It is a pictographic character').