一切經音義 31.83

31.83

Eagles and vultures (雕鷲: the first character has the fanqie [t]iau + [l]eu. The second character has the fanqie [d͡zʰ]iu + [s]iu. Guo [Pu]'s commentary to the Mu Tianzi zhuan says: "The eagle [雕] is a bird that eats roe deer and deer." Guo's commentary to the Shanhaijing says: "The vulture [鷲] is also an eagle." Shi Kuang said: "In the south there is a bird called the Qiang vulture [羌鷲], with a yellow head and red eyes, possessing all five colors." The Shuowen jiezi says: "A fierce bird of prey, black in color, with many offspring; the eagle [雕] is also of the class of fierce birds of prey. Categorized under 鳥 with 周 as its phonetic." The character 鷲 is categorized under 鳥 with 就 as phonetic. 鷙 is pronounced [t͡ɕ]i).