一切經音義 56.43

56.43

Leeches (作蛭: zhī + yì fanqie; it refers to those that penetrate human skin to feed on blood; in Jiangdong they are called jǐ (蟣), pronounced jù + jǐ fanqie; the scripture text writes it as 螲, pronounced zhī + lì fanqie, which is a mole cricket; it does not have this meaning).