一切經音義 38.149

38.149

幔幕 (The upper character is pronounced with the fanqie 滿半 [màn]. The Kaosheng says: "A 幔 is a hanging screen (帷)." The Guangya says: "A screen spread over as a canopy." The Shuowen also says: "A curtain. Analyzed as semantic 巾 and phonetic 曼." 曼 has the sound 萬 [màn]. The sūtra text writes it with 糸 as 縵, which is not suitable here. The lower character is pronounced with the fanqie 忙博 [mù]. The Guangya says: "A 幕 is a tent canopy." The Shuowen says: "A curtain placed above is called 幕; 幕 is like a cover. Analyzed as semantic 巾 and phonetic 莫.")