一切經音義 75.145

75.145

Spittle and saliva (唾涎) (fanqie: 託臥 [tuò]. The Shuowen says: "唾 is liquid from the mouth; it is analyzed from mouth [口] with chui [垂] as the phonetic." It is also written 涶. Lower: fanqie 羨延 [xián]; the Kaosheng says: "涎 is saliva in the mouth." The Shuowen says it is analyzed from water [水] with qian [欠] as the phonetic; the sūtra writes 涎, which is a popular form.)