一切經音義 60.166

60.166

Dense and dark [clouds] (靉靆; the first character is fanqie 哀 + 改, the second is fanqie 地 + 愛. The Kaosheng says: "靉靆 describes the thick appearance of clouds." The Chuci says: "The sun and moon lose their light, as dark clouds hang dense." Both are phono-semantic compound characters).