一切經音義 30.103

30.103

Flattering and fawning (諛讇: the first character has the fanqie yu-zhu; the Zhuangzi states that speaking without selecting right from wrong is called 諛; the Cangjiepian states that 諛 means flatteringly fawning; the Shuowen states that it is formed from 'speech' [言] with 臾 as phonetic; the second character has the fanqie chi-lian; He Xiu's commentary on the Gongyang zhuan states that 諂 is like fawning; Zheng's commentary on the Liji states that 諂 means bowing down one's body to humble oneself; the Zhuangzi states that following another's wishes in speaking is 諂; the Shuowen states that 諂 means to flatter, formed from 'speech' [言] with 臽 as phonetic).