一切經音義 78.181

78.181

Digging and tilling (掘墾; [the first character] has the fanqie 群欻 [q- + -ū]; the Yupian says: "掘 means to dig and break open the earth with a shovel or spade"; the Guangya says: "To bore into"; the Wenzi dian shuo says: "It takes 'hand' (手) with 屈 as phonetic." The second character has the fanqie 康很 [k- + -ěn]; the Kaosheng says: "墾 means to plow"; Guo [Pu]'s commentary to the Fangyan says: "To plow and cultivate by exerting force with a mattock"; the Gujin zhengzi says: "It takes 'earth' (土) with 豤 as phonetic").