一切經音義 70.111

70.111

Hairbreadth (毫氂: also written as 毫, identical; fanqie 胡高 [hú + gāo = háo]; the lower character in ancient script is written as 氂 or 綀, two forms; nowadays written as 耗, identical; fanqie 力之 [lì + zhī = lí]; the Lüli zhi of the Hanshu says: 'Not erring by a single hairbreadth'; Meng Kang says: '毫 is a rabbit hair; ten 毫 make one 氂'; the Sancang says: '氂 means hair; nowadays both mean subtle threads'; ancient characters were used interchangeably).