一切經音義 74.202

74.202

虎兕 (also written in the two forms [凹/(依-〦)] and 兕, both pronounced with the fanqie 徐姊 [sì]. The Shanhai jing says: "The sì resembles an ox and is dark black." The Erya says: "The sì resembles an ox." Guo Pu says: "It has a single horn, is azure-black in colour, and weighs a thousand catties." The Shuowen jiezi says: "The sì resembles a wild ox and is azure-black; it is a pictograph.")