一切經音義 68.135

68.135

Actors and entertainers (俳優): the first character is [pronounced with the fanqie] 敗 + 埋; the second character is 郁 + 牛. Du's Commentary to the Zuo zhuan says: 'Páiyōu means jesting and entertainment.' Gu Yewang says: 'Actors and entertainers are what musicians do to make jokes and laughter, bringing pleasure to themselves.' The Shuowen says: 'Pái means jesting; yōu means entertainer. Both characters take the radical 人 (person), and 非 and 憂 are respectively phonetic.'