一切經音義 86.104

86.104

Bat (蝙蝠: the first [character] is *bi-mian* [b- + -iān = biān] in fanqie; the second is *feng-mu* [f- + -ú = fú] in fanqie; the Erya says: “The 蝙蝠 is the fuyi [winged-creature].” The Fangyan says: “From the Pass eastward it is called fuyi; west of the Pass, in Qin and Long, it is also called bianfu.” The Gujin zhengzi says: “The two characters 蝙蝠 are both categorized under 'insect' (虫), with 扁 and 畐 as phonetics; they are phono-semantic characters; 扁 is pronounced *bian* [biǎn], and 畐 is *pi-bi* [p- + -ì = fú] in fanqie”).