一切經音義 87.70

87.70

𤡝牢 [prison]: The first character is read with the fanqie bing + xi. Wang Su's commentary on the Kongzi jiayu states: 'A 𤡝 is a prison.' The Jixun states: 'A 𤡝 is a prison; it is a caltrop barrier outside a gate.' The Kaosheng analyzes it as composed with the wood radical (木), not with the earth radical (土), written as 㯇, the name of a prison. In popular contemporary usage it is written with the bi radical (比) as 狴, which is erroneous. The Shuowen jiezi says: 'A prison; that which restrains.' It does not take phonetic sheng from an abbreviation of bi (陛). In the text of the treatise, written with the dog radical (犬) as 狴, it is mistaken.