一切經音義 71.84

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鄙俚 [rustic and vulgar] (the graph is written as 𨛋; pronounced with the fanqie 力子 [l- + -i = li]: The Shuowen states: “Five zan make a bi (鄙); a bi is a rustic village (𨛋).” The Cang Jie pian agrees, stating: “A low settlement is called li (𨛋).” The Hanshu says: “Poor yet not vulgar (不𨛋).” Ru Chun said: “Although poor, he still did not indulge in the rustic speech of the village alleys.” Bi means lowly and crude. The Guangya states: “Bi means ashamed and humiliated.” Zan is pronounced with the fanqie 祖旦 [z- + -an = zan], meaning a hundred families).