一切經音義 4.36

4.36

Enemies and foes (惌敵: the upper character [惌] is pronounced *y[uan]* + *[y]uan* [yuān]; the character *yuan* was already glossed in the preceding sūtra, fascicle 303. The lower character [敵] is pronounced *t[ing]* + *[l]i* [dí]. The *Wenzi dian* says: "*Di* means an adversary." The *Zuo zhuan* says: "An equal." The *Guliang zhuan* says: "Double [the enemy] then stop them; equal to them then fight; fewer then defend." It is classified under *pu* (攴) with *shang* (商) phonetic; *shang* here is pronounced *d[ing]* + *[l]i* [dì]).