一切經音義 71.101

71.101

蟰蛸 [long-legged spider] (pronounced with the fanqie 肅 [s- + -uk = su] and 簫 [x- + -ao = xiao]: The Erya states: “Liu (六) and xiaoshiao (蟰蛸) are synonymous; one name is changqi (長蚑; qi is pronounced with the fanqie 居蟻 [j- + -i = ji]).” Guo Pu said: “A spider with long legs; popularly called xizi (喜子, happy creature). The Shijing saying: ‘The long-legged spider is on the door’ refers to this.”).