一切經音義 67.68

67.68

Deep darkness (冥闇: the first character has the fanqie 覓 + 瓶. The Kaosheng says: “冥 means obscure and dark.” The Shizhuan says: “冥 means deep and secluded.” Zheng [Xuan]'s notes on the Shijing say: “It means night.” Guo [Pu]'s commentary on the Erya says: “The young and immature are dim and ignorant.” The Shuowen says: “It means dark; classified under 冂 and the number six, since on the sixteenth day the moon begins to wane; with 冂 phonetic.” 冂 has the sound 覓. The second character has the fanqie 菴 + 紺. The Picang says: “闇 means inferior and weak.” Character dictionaries say: “It means dark.” The Shuowen says: “Shutting a door; classified under the radical 'gate' (門) with 音 phonetic.” 窈 has the fanqie 要 + 小. 稚 has the fanqie 遲 + 里).