一切經音義 4.48

4.48

Voracious gluttony (饕餮: the upper character [饕] is pronounced *t[ang]* + *[g]ao* [tāo]. Du [Yu]'s commentary to the *Zuo zhuan* says: "Coveting wealth is called *tao*." It is also written 叨, a vulgar character. The lower character [餮] is pronounced *t[ian]* + *[j]ie* [tiè]. The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: "Coveting food is called *tie*." The *Boya* writes it as 飻. Both characters above have the signific below and the phonetic above).