一切經音義 67.84

67.84

瞑眩 (The first character has the fanqie pronunciation 綿 + 偏 [mián], which is the standard form of the character; in the treatise text it is written as 𥈅, which is incorrect. The second character has the fanqie pronunciation 玄 + 絹 [xuàn]. The Shangshu says: 'If a medicine does not induce dizziness, the illness will not be cured.' The Kaosheng says that 瞑眩 means 'distressed and stifled'. The Cang Jie pian says it means 'dim-sighted'. Jia [Kui's] commentary on the Guoyu says it means 'confused vision'. The Shuowen says that 瞑 means 'to close the eyes'; it has the radical 目 with 冥, which also serves as its phonetic element. 眩 means 'the eyes having no fixed focus'; it has the radical 目 with 玄 as its phonetic element).