一切經音義 32.47

32.47

Merchants and traders (商賈: the upper character has the fanqie 賞章 [shāng]. Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli states: "Traveling is called 商; remaining settled is called 賈." Zheng's commentary on the Kaogong ji also states: "A 商 is a traveling merchant. The Kaosheng states: "A 商 is an itinerant trader." The Shuowen states: "To trade on the move. Derived from 貝, with 商 abbreviated as phonetic." The lower character has the fanqie 姑戶 [gǔ]. Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli states: "Circulating goods is called 商; residing and selling is called 賈." The Zuozhuan states: "賈 means to buy." The Erya states: "It means a market." The Shuowen states: "Sitting and selling goods. Derived from 貝, with 襾 [or 西] as phonetic. Its writing as 估 in the sūtra is incorrect").