一切經音義 71.106

71.106

蚇蠖 [inchworm] (pronounced with the fanqie 烏郭 [w- + -ak = huo]: The Shuowen states: “An insect that stretches and contracts.” The Erya states: “Huo (蠖) and chihuo (尺蠖) are synonymous; another name is buqu (步屈). In the region of Song it is called xunsang (尋桑); the people of Wu call it sangge (桑闔; ge is pronounced with the fanqie 古合 [g- + -ap = ge]); that is, the mulberry worm.”).