一切經音義 32.174

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蚑𧒒 ('crawling and stinging insects'; the upper character is pronounced 奇 [qí]. The Shuowen says: 'To crawl/walk.' The Wenzidian shuo says: 'Insects crawling.' It is composed of 虫 ['insect'] with 支 as phonetic. The lower character is pronounced 棒 [bàng] + 封 [fēng] fanqie. The Shuowen says: 'A 𧒒 is a crawling venomous insect that stings people.' It is composed of 䖵 with 逢 abbreviated as phonetic, which is the correct character. In the sūtra text, it is written as 蜂, which is a vulgar character).