一切經音義 51.71

51.71

翳薈 (The first character has the fanqie 繄計. Du [Yu]'s commentary on the Zuozhuan states: "Something covering it so there is shade and concealment." The Fangyan states: "Yi (翳) means ai (薆, concealed); moreover, ai is like 'covered'." The Shuowen jiezi states that it is derived from the 'feather' radical (羽) with 殹 as phonetic; 殹 has the same sound as above, and 繄 has the fanqie 噎兮. The second character has the fanqie 烏外. The Guangya states: "Hui (薈) means yi (翳, concealed)." The Shuowen jiezi states: "The appearance of luxuriant grass." It is derived from the 'grass' radical (艸) with 會 as phonetic.)