一切經音義 7.25

7.25

遜謝 ("to humbly decline"): The character has the fanqie reading [s- + -uən = xùn] (孫寸反). The Yunying says: "遜 means respectful." The Kaosheng says: "遜 means to yield and avoid." The Jixun says: "To vacate one's position and depart." The Shuowen says: "遜 means to flee. It is formed with the radical 辵 (fanqie 丑略反) and 孫 as phonetic; it is also written with the radical 心 as 遜." The second character has the fanqie reading [z- + -ia = xiè] (夕夜反). The Kaosheng says: "To thank for a favor; to decide; to inform. It is formed with the radical 言 ('speech') and 射 as phonetic."