一切經音義 27.514

27.514

奮迅 (The upper character has the fanqie fu-wen [fèn], meaning to raise up. The Guangya says: to shake. The lower character has the fanqie si-run [xùn], meaning swift. The Qieyun also gives the fanqie xi-jin [xìn], having the same sound as 信; both mean swift. A bird's fluttering [fenxun] refers to its feathers bristling and body expanding, hence the character is derived from 奞 above 田; 奞 has the sound sui, meaning a bird).