一切經音義 32.48

32.48

Conception and pregnancy (布娠: the lower character has the fanqie 真刃 [zhèn]. The Mao Commentary states: "娠 means movement." The Sub-commentary explains: "Movement refers to being pregnant." The Kaosheng states: "Pregnant (妊㑗); to move, meaning the movement of the fetus when about to give birth." The Shuowen states: "A woman bearing a body that moves. Derived from 女, with 辰 as phonetic; the character is also written 𡝌. Its writing as 㛛 in the sūtra is a common vulgar form").