一切經音義 3.87

3.87

臭穢 (the upper character is *chāng* + *zhòu* [fanqie: chòu]; the Shuowen jiezi says: "When beasts flee, that which tracks them by scent is the hound (quǎn); derived from 'quǎn' (hound) and 'zì' (self/nose); 'zì' is an ancient character for 'bí' (nose), a pictograph." The popular form nowadays written with 'sǐ' (dead) as 臰 is incorrect. The lower character is *wēi* + *wèi* [fanqie: wèi]; the Yupian says: "Not clean." The Yunying says: "Foul and evil." Sometimes written with 'shí' (food) as 饖, meaning soured food or drink. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Derived from 'hé' (grain) with 'suì' as phonetic").