一切經音義 67.170

67.170

Indolent and lazy (窳惰: [窳 is] *yu* and *ru* *fanqie* [= *yu*]; the *Erya* says: "*Yu* means toiled." Guo Pu says: "Those who toil hard are mostly lazy and slack." It means that a lazy person cannot rise on their own, like melons and gourds on the ground that cannot stand up independently; hence the character is composed with *gua* (瓜, melon). Also, a lazy person always stays inside the room; hence the character is composed with *xue* (穴, cave)).