一切經音義 89.38

89.38

紕僻 (Flawed and perverse): The first character is read fanqie *p[ǐ]-[m]í* [pī]. The *Liji* states: 'If a single matter is erroneous, the people will not obtain their proper end.' Zheng's commentary states: '紕 (*pī*) means mistaken.' The *Shuowen jiezi* states: 'It is classified under the radical *mì* (silk) with *bǐ* (比) phonetic.' 糸 is pronounced *mì*. The second character is read fanqie *p[īng]-[b]ì* [pì]. Zheng's commentary on the *Mao Poetry* states: '僻 (*pì*) means crooked and perverse.' Gu Yewang states: '僻 means acting crookedly without accord to principle.' The *Shuowen jiezi* states: '僻 means to evade; it is classified under the radical *rén* (person) with *bì* (辟) phonetic.'