一切經音義 28.37

28.37

Gentle and respectful (誾誾): The ancient script writes 㝘, identical, with the fanqie 魚巾 [yín]. The Shuowen says: '誾誾 means disputing affably and pleasantly.' The Liji says: '誾誾 is an appearance of harmony and respect.' The sūtra also writes it as 狺, identical to the character 㹞, with the two pronunciations 牛佳 [yái] and 牛巾 [yín], meaning the barking of dogs; 狺 is not the correct character. Some also write it as 唁, with the fanqie 宜箭 [yàn], which is not appropriate for this context.