一切經音義 6.127

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災橫: The first character is pronounced 祖 + 來 fanqie. The Jixun says: “When heaven goes against the seasons, it is called 災.” The Zishu says: “Fires of heaven.” The Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya says: “Famine, epidemics, and warfare.” The Shuowen says: “It is formed from 火 with 巛 as phonetic (巛 has the same pronunciation as above).” The Gujin zhengzi says: “An ideogram depicting an object blocking a stream.” The second character is pronounced 懷 + 孟 fanqie. The Yunquan says: “That which comes without rhyme or reason is called 橫; when unexpected calamity arrives, it is called 橫.” The Shuowen says: “It is formed from 木 with 黃 as phonetic.”