一切經音義 69.95

69.95

Pitfall trap (機阱: [阱 is pronounced] qing-jing fan; the Kaosheng says: "A pitfall is digging into the earth to ensnare beasts." The Wenzidian shuo says: "Takes 𨸏 as semantic and 井 as phonetic." In the treatise it is written with 穴 as 穽, which is also permissible. In ancient times it was written as 汬).