一切經音義 63.169

63.169

㳄唾 (saliva and spittle; the first character is pronounced 羡延反. The Kaosheng states: “Xian means fluid in the mouth.” The Shuowen states: “Mouth fluid of coveting; it is derived from zhi (夂) and 'water' (水).” In the Vinaya text, it is written with yan (延) as 涎, which is a vulgar character. The second character is pronounced 吐貨反. The Shuowen states: “Tuo means fluid spat from the mouth; it is derived from 'mouth' (口) with chui as phonetic component.”)