一切經音義 63.190

63.190

茅𦳋 (reeds and rushes; the first character is pronounced 夘包反. The Kaosheng states: “Mao is the name of a grass.” The Shuowen states: “It is jian grass; it is derived from 'grass' (草) with mao as phonetic component.” Jian is pronounced 間. The second character is pronounced 乖壞反. The Shenglei states: “Kuai is a grass that can be made into rope.” The Zuozhuan states: “Even if there are silk and hemp, do not discard rush and kuai grass.” The Shuowen states: “A grass; it is derived from 'grass' (草) with kuai as phonetic component.” Kuai is pronounced 科怪反. In the Vinaya text, it is written with peng (朋) as 蒯, which is a vulgar character).