一切經音義 18.72

18.72

Cliffs and riverbanks (the upper character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 五 + 皆. The Shuoyuan says: 'A high, precipitous mountain edge is called an ai (cliff).' The Shuowen says: 'A mountain's high edge; it derives from the cliff radical, pronounced with the fanqie 五 + 割, with gui as phonetic.' The lower character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 我 + 幹. Where cliffs are steep and the water deep, it is called an an (bank). The Erya says: 'Tiered cliffs are an.' Guo's commentary says: 'Two cliffs piled one upon another form an an').