一切經音義 5.29

5.29

Rheum and earwax (眵聹): The first character is read with the fanqie 尺 + 支. The Yunquan says: 'The congealed fluid of the eye.' In the sūtra text it is written as 𭿇; checking all character dictionaries, none contains this 𭿇; it is not yet clear where it originates, and is presumably a reckless error invented at will by later people. The Shuowen says: 'The character 眵 derives from 目 with an abbreviated 侈 providing the phonetic.' The second character is read with the fanqie 寧 + 頂. The Yunying also writes it as 𩕳. 盯聹 means earwax.