一切經音義 75.21

75.21

Precipitous crags [嶄巖] (the first character is pronounced *chao* + *xian* [zhǎn]. The *Mao Shi* says: 'Zhanzhan denotes the towering and precipitous appearance of mountain rocks.' It is also written as 巉, 𥕌, or 磛; all three forms are popular characters and are used interchangeably. The second character is pronounced *ya* + *xian* [yán]. The commentary on the *Mao Shi* says: 'Yanyan denotes the appearance of heaped boulders.' Du [Yu]'s commentary on the *Zuozhuan* states: 'Yan means perilous.' The *Shuowen* states: 'Yan means precipice; it takes "mountain" [山] as semantic classifier and has *yan* [嚴] as phonetic component.' It is sometimes written with "stone" [石] as 礹, which is a popular character. In ancient script it is written with 品 as 嵒, used interchangeably).