一切經音義 29.98

29.98

彗星 (*suìxīng*, comet; [the first character has] the fanqie 隨銳 [*suí* + *ruì*]. The *Yisi zhan* says: "Its rays are trailing and tangled like a broom, exploding forth like powdered floss; these are all vapors of rebellion, calamity, and disorder." The *Zuo zhuan* says: "It is an ominous star, representing the token of sweeping away the old and establishing the new." It is also written with the bamboo radical as 篲, which is likewise permissible. It is composed of 甡 and 又; 甡 is pronounced *shēn*).