一切經音義 51.159

51.159

堤塘 'Embankments and dikes' (The first character is fanqie 底 + 泥. The Kaosheng states: 'A 堤 is a defense, a barrier, a weir.' Guo's commentary on the Erya states: 'A bridge.' The Shuowen jiezi states: 'A 塘 (dike); alternatively written with 阜 as 隄.' The second character is fanqie 蕩 + 郎; a 塘 is mounded earth forming a road; a 塘 is also an embankment (堤); alternatively written with 阜 as 䧜).