一切經音義 64.141

64.141

二叟 (Two elders: Ancient script had the two forms 叜 and 𠋢; nowadays written as 叟, both pronounced *su* + *zou* [sǒu]. The *Fangyan* states: '叟 and 父 mean elder. Between eastern Qi, Lu, and Wei, all respected elders are called 叟; in southern Chu, they are called 父.' The character is composed of 叜 and 又. The principal indicator of the pulse is at the cunkou; in an elderly person, the cunkou pulse is declining, hence it is composed of 又 and 灾. It is also pronounced *shou*. 灾 signifies declining and deteriorating).