一切經音義 18.92

18.92

Slandering and ensnaring (the upper character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 武 + 夫. Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: 'Wu means to deceive.' Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: 'What is not the law of the former kings is called deceptive; falsely increasing punishments for offenses is called slanderous.' It also says: 'To take credit for goodness through wickedness is called slander.' Zheng's commentary on the Liji says: 'Wu means falsehood.' It also says: 'Disbelieving in matters is called slander.' The Shuowen says: 'To fabricate; it takes the speech radical with wu (shaman) as phonetic.' The lower character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 武 + 莽. The Lunyu says: 'A gentleman may be deceived, but cannot be ensnared (wang).' Ma Rong's commentary says: 'He cannot be slandered and trapped.' The Erya says: 'Wang means nothingness.' The Shuowen says: 'It depicts the intersecting patterns of a net; it takes the cover radical mì; mì is pronounced 覓').