一切經音義 63.194

63.194

[(臾-臼+?)/貝]客 (merchant guest; the first character is pronounced 孤五反. Zheng's commentary on the Zhouli states: “Peddling while traveling is called mai; setting up shop to trade is called gu.” Zheng's commentary on the Liji states: “Gu means to estimate the price of goods.” The Baihu tong states: “Gu means solid; to firmly preserve goods and wait for the people to come in order to seek profit.” The Gujin zhengzi states: “Selling while sitting is called gu; it is derived from 'cowrie' (貝) with shi as phonetic component.” Shi is pronounced 古. The Shuowen states: “It is derived from 'person' (人) and bai (白), meaning screening off; the left and right sides depict the shape of shielding.”)