一切經音義 25.75

25.75

Kites and horned owls (the first character is pronounced *chāng* + *zhī* fanqie [*chī*]. The *Yupian* says: "A kind of horned owl; when this bird cries, the populace suffers calamity." 梟 is pronounced *jiǎo* + *yáo* fanqie [*xiāo*]. The *Shuowen* says: "An unfilial bird; when the chicks grow large, they invariably eat their mother before flying off.")