一切經音義 5.173

5.173

Sallow and dark (黧黮) (The first character has the fanqie li + chi [l-]. The Tongsuwen says: 'Mottled black is called li (黧).' The Kaosheng says: 'The face turning dark and bruised (䫂), [with the fanqie] qing + xun [q-]; aged; dark yet yellowish.' The Kaiyuan wenzi yinyi has li + xi [l-], which is not adopted here. The second character has the fanqie ta + gan [d-]. The Chuci says: 'Though the sun and moon shine bright, they are still dim and flawed.' Wang Yi's commentary says: 'Meaning not clear and bright.' The Shuowen says: 'The dark color of mulberries.' The Kaosheng says: 'Resembling the color of lacquer').