一切經音義 31.129

31.129

Caterpillars and stem-borers (蟲螟: the first character has the fanqie [ɖ]iuk + [j]uŋ. The Shuowen jiezi says: "Those with feet are called chóng 蟲; those without feet are called zhì 豸. Categorized under three 虫." The sūtra writes it as single 虫, which is incorrect. The second character has the fanqie [m]ek + [b]eŋ. The Mao Commentary to the Shijing says: "Those that eat the hearts of sprouts are called míng 螟." Guo Pu says: "The stem-borer larva has young, which are mulberry caterpillars; the potter wasp adopts them and transforms them into slender-waisted wasps").