一切經音義 29.40

29.40

Partial faction 偏黨 (The upper character has the fanqie pi + mian; Kong’s commentary on the Shangshu says: “偏 means leaning, uneven.” The Shuowen says: “Biased; deriving from ren 人 with the phonetic bian 扁.” The lower character has the fanqie dang + lang; Taigong’s Six Secret Teachings says: “Associates are called a faction [dang 黨].” The Analects states: “The exemplary person forms communities but does not form factions.” Kong’s commentary says: “黨 means partisans.” The Shuowen says: “Deriving from hei 黑 with the phonetic shang 尚”).