一切經音義 47.92

47.92

如蛾 [like a moth] (the second character is pronounced with the fanqie 五 + 歌 [é]. The *Kaosheng* states: 'It is a flying insect.' The *Erya* states: 'That which silkworms transform into is an 蛾.' The *Da Dai Liji* states: 'Those that eat mulberry leaves produce silk and become moths.' The *Shuowen* states: 'Classified under the radical 虫 with 我 as its phonetic component').