一切經音義 29.39

29.39

Tears and weeping 涕淚 (The upper character has the fanqie ti + li, rising tone; the Mao Commentary on the Shijing says: “Tears and snivel gushing forth”; it also says: “Weeping tears profusely”; the commentary states: “What comes out of the eyes is called ti.” The Shuowen says: “Deriving from shui 水 with the phonetic di 弟.” The lower character is pronounced lei; the Guangya says: “Weeping tears is lei.” The Shuowen says: “Deriving from shui 水 with the phonetic li 戾”).