一切經音義 77.68

77.68

Growling and roaring (吽嚇): The upper character is [read with the fanqie] 呼口. Jia Kui says: '吽 means to cry out.' The Shenglei says it means to howl. The Gujin zhengzi states it takes 牛 as radical and 口 as phonetic; it is also written as 𤘽 or 呴. In the register it is written as 吼, a vulgar character. The lower character is [read with the fanqie] 赫亞. Zheng's commentary on the Shijing says: 'To criticize someone with vocal sounds is called 嚇.' The Picang says: '哮嚇 means great wrath.' The Gujin zhengzi states it takes 口 as radical and 赫 as phonetic.