一切經音義 58.192

58.192

Paternal aunt and father-in-law (姑妐: fanqie of 故 and 胡 [k- + -u = gū]; the Baihu tong says: "姑 means 故 (the past); it is a designation for old persons"; the Shuowen jiezi says: "姑 means mother"; the second [character has the] fanqie of 之 and 容 [zh- + -oŋ = zhōng]; the Shiming says: "in popular usage a father-in-law is called 妐; this saying is correct: one views the respected one with apprehension and naturally straightens and composes oneself").