一切經音義 25.105

25.105

Courtesans among the gods (婬 has the fanqie 以 + 招; the Yupian says: 婬 means roaming and sporting. It is also written 娙 with the fanqie 五 + 耕; the Qieyun says it is the appearance of tallness and beauty. Or written 娙女 with the fanqie 以 + 心. This denotes the class of courtesans, not the broader self-indulgence mentioned earlier. The three characters are similar, and the three meanings are also combined; one may accept or reject them at will, but later [authors] mostly do not adopt them).