一切經音義 6.6

6.6

誣罔 ("to falsely accuse and deceive": the upper character has the fanqie 武扶 [wū]. Du's commentary to the Zuozhuan says: "Wū means to deceive." Zheng's commentary to the Liji says: "Delusion." The Shifa says: "Not being trustworthy in affairs is called wū." Kaosheng says: "Crooked." Shuowen says: "To fabricate." It is composed of 言 with 巫 as the phonetic. The lower character has the fanqie 無昉 [wǎng]; it is a pictographic character, popularly written as 冈.)