一切經音義 51.67

51.67

"Weeds among the seeds" (Fanqie: 由 + 酒 [yǒu]. The Commentary says: 'Weeds (莠) resemble grain shoots.' The Shangshu says: 'Like shoots having weeds.' The Dian-shuo of the Wenzixue says: 'Noxious weeds resemble millet but yield no grain.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'What grows below the grain and millet under the sun is called yóu.' It derives from the grass radical with 秀 as phonetic).