一切經音義 41.19

41.19

Assist and guard (翼衛: the first character is pronounced [孕 + 軄] y-ì [yì]. Kong [Anguo's] commentary on the Shangshu says: "翼 (yi) means to assist." The Mao Poetry commentary says: "To respect." Zheng [Xuan's] subcommentary on the Poetry says: "To aid." Du [Yu's] commentary on the Zuo zhuan says: "翼 (yi) means to assist." The Erya says: "Respectful." The Shuowen says: "Wings. It derives from 羽 with 異 as phonetic." The second character is pronounced [榮 + 穢] w-èi [wèi]. Wang Bi's commentary on the Yijing says: "To protect." The Erya says: "Border frontiers." Guo Pu says: "To encamp and guard, defending the outer borders." The Shuowen says: "Night patrol guard. It derives from 韋, 帀, and 行; rows of sentries going completely around (周帀) is called 衛." Now it is written in the simplified form 衛).