一切經音義 68.89

68.89

Sowing and reaping (稼穡; the first character is 家 + 暇. Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Zhouli* states: "Sowing grain is called 稼." Ma Rong's commentary on the *Analects* states: "Planting the five grains is called 稼." The second character is 所 + 棘. The *Mao Shi Commentary* states: "Sowing it is called 稼; gathering and harvesting is called 穡." The *Kaosheng* states: "Refers to harvesting the field's sprouts." The *Shuowen jiezi* states: "Both characters are composed of 'grain' (禾), with 家 and 嗇 as their respective phonetics." In the treatise it is written as 穡, which is a vulgar character).