一切經音義 69.68

69.68

A brown bear (一羆: *fanqie* 彼 + 眉. *Erya* says: “The 羆 resembles a bear, but is yellow and white.” Guo Pu’s commentary says: “The 羆 has a long head, tall legs, is fierce and savage, possesses great strength, and can uproot trees; west of the Pass it is called the boar-bear (猳熊).” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “Resembles a bear, yellow and white; composed of 熊 [‘bear’] with an abbreviated 羆 as phonetic.” The ancient character is [骨*(素-糸+辛)]. 猳 is pronounced *jia*).