一切經音義 75.34

75.34

Indignant and sighing [忼愾] (the first character is pronounced *kang* + *lang* [kǎng]; the second is pronounced *kang* + *gai* [kài]. The *Jixun* states: 'Kangkai describes a vigorous man who cannot achieve his ambitions.' Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Mao Shi* says: 'To sigh deeply.' The *Guangya* states: 'To be grieved and frustrated.' It is also written as 慷慨. The *Shuowen* states: 'Both take "heart" [心] as semantic classifier and are phono-semantic characters').