一切經音義 84.98

84.98

Bland and thin (淡薄, the first char. fanqie: 覃敢; Zheng's commentary on the Liji says, '淡 means thin in flavor.' The Shuowen jiezi says it is formed from 水 with 炎 as phonetic. The second char. fanqie: 旁各; the Cangjiepian says, '薄 means slight.' The Shuowen jiezi says it is formed from 艸 with 溥 as phonetic. The treatise text writes it with 水 as 泊; 泊 means to halt, which is not the meaning here).