一切經音義 37.75

37.75

脂髓[膿-曲+((盥-皿)-水+(向-口+乂))]: The first character has the fanqie [zh]ǐ + [y]í. Zheng['s] commentary on the Book of Rites says: "Fat (脂) is coagulated grease." The Shiming says: "脂 means fat/tallow." The Shuowen [jiezi] says: "The fat of horned animals is called 脂; of hornless animals it is called 膏. Composed of the flesh radical (肉) and 旨 phonetic." In the scriptures it is written with the moon radical (月) as 脂, which is a popular form. The pronunciation of 髓 has the fanqie [s]uī + [z]uǐ. The character books state that the orthodox form has 隋, written as 𩩜. The Shuowen [jiezi] says: "Fat inside the bones. Composed of the bone radical (骨) with an abbreviated 隋 phonetic." The third character has the fanqie [n]ú + [t]óng. In the scripture text it is written as 膿, which is a popular form. The character books write it as [盥-水+囟]. The Records of the Grand Historian states: "Within eight days he will vomit pus ([盥-水+囟]) and die." The Shuowen [jiezi] says: "[盥-水+囟] means swollen blood. Composed of the blood radical (血) with an abbreviated 𤼝 phonetic." It is also written as 癑, with the same meaning.