一切經音義 34.199

34.199

Late afternoon (晡時: the first character has the fanqie [bu] + [hu]. Xu's commentary on the Huainanzi says: 'When the sun reaches shēn [3–5 p.m.], that is the 晡 [bū] hour; Beigu is where the sun sets.' Gu Yewang says: 'Beigu is the hour when the sun enters the shēn period.' The Shuowen says: 'It derives from 日 [sun] with 甫 [fǔ] phonetic.').