一切經音義 41.69

41.69

Mandarin ducks (鴛鴦: for the first character, fanqie wēi-yuán; for the second, fanqie niǎo-láng, or yú-liáng. Water birds. The commentary on the Mao Shijing says: "Paired birds." Zheng's sub-commentary says: "This means when perching they make a pair, and when flying they form a couple, never separating from each other; such is their natural disposition").