一切經音義 53.171

53.171

城隍 (pronounced huang; the Erya says: "A dry moat [隍] is a depression"; the Shuowen says: "A 隍 is a city moat; when holding water it is called chi [池], when dry it is called huang [隍]"; the Book of Changes says: 'The city walls collapse into the moat'; it is formed with 'mound' [阝] with huang [皇] as phonetic).