一切經音義 81.111

81.111

Cliff and precipice (崖隒: the first character is pronounced *wu* + *jie* [yá]. The *Cang Jie pian* says: '崖 means the high edge of a mountain.' The second character is pronounced *yan* + *jian* [yǎn], read identically with 儼. Guo Pu's commentary on the *Erya* says: '隒 describes the shape of a mountain resembling stacked earthen steamers.' The *Guangya* says: '隒 is an overhanging cliff with a hollowed belly.' The *Shuowen jiezi* says: '隒 means a cliff; it is formed from the "mound" radical (𨸏) with *jian* (兼) as the phonetic component.').