一切經音義 41.63

41.63

Foxes and hares (狐兔: the first character is pronounced hú; the Shuowen jiezi says: "A phantom beast; mounted by ghosts, yet possessing three virtues: its color is balanced and harmonious, small in front and large behind, and when dying it points its head toward its native mound; composed of the dog radical with an abbreviated zhǎo (爪) phonetic." For the second character, fanqie tǔ-gù; the Shuowen jiezi says: "A beast; the front part resembles its crouching posture, and the trailing dot depicts its tail. The hare's head is identical to the head of [奂-大+比], hence it is derived from an abbreviated [奂-大+比]").