一切經音義 77.47

77.47

脾腎 [spleen and kidneys] (The first character has the fanqie 婢彌 [pí]. The Bohu tong says: '脾 implies 辦 [manage]; that by which accumulated sustenance is distributed and bodily qi is received; it is the quintessence of earth, yellow in colour.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'The earth organ; derived from 月 with 卑 as phonetic.' The second character has the fanqie 神忍 [shèn]. The Bohu tong says: '腎 implies 賓 [guest].' The Guangya says: 'Firm; it is the quintessence of water, black, because it resides in the corner of yin.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'The water organ; derived from 月 with 臤 as phonetic.' 臤 is pronounced 堅 [jiān]).