一切經音義 30.27

30.27

財賄 (The upper character is fanqie z[ai] + z[ai]. The Kaosheng says: 'Money, grain, cloth, and silk are called 財.' Han Kangbo's commentary on the Book of Changes says: '財 is that by which livelihood is sustained.' The Guangya says: '財 means commodities.' The Wenzidian shuo says: 'It derives from 貝 with 才 as phonetic.' The lower character is fanqie hu[i] + w[ei]. The Erya says: '賄 also means property.' Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: 'Gifts sent as presents are called 賄.' The Wenzidian shuo says: 'Both characters derive from 貝 and are phono-semantic.')