一切經音義 61.49

61.49

To peer and spy (窺覘): For the first character, the fanqie is 犬 (q-) plus 規 (-ui). The Kaosheng states that 窺 means to peek (覻, pronounced 清 [q-] plus 預 [-ü]). The Zhouyi states, 'Peering through the door.' The Wenzidian shuo states that it means to look downward. The Shuowen jiezi states that it is formed with the cave radical (穴) and 規 as the phonetic element. For the second character, the fanqie is 勅 (ch-) plus 燄 (-an). Du [Yu]'s commentary on the Zuozhuan states that 覘 means to spy on. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the Liji states that 覘 means to peek and look. The Shuowen jiezi states that it is formed with the seeing radical (見) and 占 as the phonetic element.