一切經音義 80.129

80.129

羈縻 ("Halter and rein / to tether"): The first character is pronounced with the fanqie 几 + 疑 (jī). Du's commentary on the Zuo zhuan states: 'A horse halter.' Wang Yi's commentary on the Chuci states: 'Leather wrapped around a horse's head is called a jī.' The Shuowen jiezi states that it takes the radical 革 (leather) and an abbreviated form of 𦌭; 𦌭 takes 㘝; writing it with 囚 is incorrect. The second character is pronounced with the fanqie 媚 + 悲 (mí). The Guangya states: 'Mí is like binding.' The Shiji states: 'Tether them so that they are not compiled.' The Shuowen jiezi states that it takes the radical 糸 (silk) with 麻 as the phonetic.