一切經音義 32.22

32.22

蚊蝱 (upper: *mjut* + *pjun* [wén]: The *Zitong* says: 'The mosquito is a flying insect that bites people, coming out at dusk.' The *Shuowen jiezi* also says: 'A flying insect that bites people.' Also written as 蟁, following the double-insect radical with the phonetic *mín* (民). The sūtra writes 蚊, which is a popular variant. Lower: *mæwng* + *bæwng* [méng]: The *Shenglei* says: 'The gadfly resembles a fly but is larger.' The *Shuowen jiezi* also says: 'A large flying insect that bites people; follows the double-insect radical with the phonetic *zhǐ* (止); the double-insect radical (䖵) is pronounced *kūn*').