一切經音義 67.88

67.88

雄傑 (The second character has the fanqie pronunciation 乾 + 蘗 [jié]. Zheng [Xuan's] commentary on the Liji says that 傑 refers to 'talent and ability'. The commentary on the Shijing says that 傑 means 'standing out uniquely'. The Jian commentary says it means 'heroic excellence'. The Kaosheng says: 'One whose talent surpasses ten thousand people is called a 傑.' The Huainanzi says: 'One whose wisdom surpasses a thousand people is called a 傑.' The Gujin zhengzi says it means 'arrogant'; it has the radical 人 with 桀 as phonetic; 敖 has the pronunciation 五 + 刀).