一切經音義 29.41

29.41

Remote border 邊鄙 (fanqie: bei + mei; Du’s commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: “鄙 means a border town.” Jia’s commentary on the Guoyu says: “鄙 means rustic; outside the boundaries and outlying suburbs, far removed from the national capital, is called bi.” The standard form in both ancient and modern times derives from yi 邑 with the phonetic [口/(百-日+回)]; [口/(百-日+回)] is pronounced the same as above).