一切經音義 29.73

29.73

Valley echo (谷響): The upper character has the fanqie *gōng* + *wū* (谷). The *Erya* says: 'Water pouring into a ravine is called a valley.' The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: 'A spring gushing forth into an open stream forms a valley. Derived from 水 half visible emerging from the mouth of a valley; a pictographic character.' The lower character has the fanqie *xiāng* + *liǎng* (響). Kong [Anguo]'s commentary on the *Book of Documents* says: 'Like an echo responding to a sound.' The *Shuowen [jiezi]* derives it from 音 with 鄉 as phonetic. The scripture writes 嚮 with 向, which is incorrect; that is the character for enjoying offerings, not intended here.