一切經音義 51.381

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House centipedes (蚰蜒: the first character has the fanqie y[ǐ] + [zh]ōu; the second character has the fanqie y[ǎn] + [xi]ān. The Fangyan states: "The house centipede (蚰蜒), east of the Pass, is called 螾蜒, or called 'ear-enterer'." It also says: "In Northern Yan, lizards are called 祝蜒." The Kaosheng says: "蚰蜒 is the name of an insect; it is also written as 蝣." The Gujin zhengzi states: "Both are composed of 'insect' [虫], with 由 (yóu) and 延 (yán) as phonetics").