一切經音義 63.188

63.188

歙煙 (inhaling smoke; the first character is pronounced 歆急反. The Kaosheng states: “Xi is also the character xi (吸).” The Shuowen states: “Xi means twitching the nose; it is derived from 'yawn' (欠) with xi as phonetic component.” Xi has the same sound as above. The second character is pronounced 鷰賢反. The Cangjie pian states: “Smoke billowing.” The Shuowen states: “Fiery vapor; it is derived from 'fire' (火) with yin as phonetic component.” Yin is pronounced 因. In the Vinaya text, it is written as 烟, which is a vulgar character).