一切經音義 68.22

68.22

Withered and emaciated (萎忰: the first character has the fanqie 鬱為; character dictionaries say: '萎 means to wilt or dry up.' The Jixun says: 'Like plants and trees withering and yellowing.' The Wenzidian shuo says: 'It is formed from [the semantic component] "grass" (草) and has 委 as phonetic; it is also written as 𣨙.' The second character has the fanqie 秦遂; the Fangyan says: '悴 means harmed/worn down.' Zheng's Commentary on the Odes says: '忰 means haggard.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Grief/distress. It is formed from the semantic component "mind" (心) and has 卒 as phonetic; it is also written with "head" (頁) as 𱂕.').