一切經音義 41.16

41.16

Governing the multitude (乂蒸: the first character is pronounced [魚 + 偈] y-ì [yì]. Kong [Anguo's] commentary on the Shangshu says: "乂 (yi) means to govern." The Kaosheng says: "乂 (yi) means to put at peace." The Shuowen says: "To mow grass. It derives from [必-心] and 乀 intersecting, called 乂." [必-心] is pronounced 夭 [yǎo]; the Shuowen says it means turning leftward. 乀 is pronounced [皮 + 密] p-ì [pì]; the Shuowen says it means turning rightward. The second character is pronounced [軄 + 仍] zh-ēng [zhēng]. The Erya and the Xiaoya explain 蒸 (zheng) as ruler; the Han Poetry explains it as multitude and good. The Boya says: "蒸蒸 (zhengzheng) means filial piety." The Shuowen derives it from 草 and 灬, with 承 as phonetic. 灬 is pronounced [必 + 遙] b-iāo [biāo]).