一切經音義 89.61

89.61

躡懸縆 (Treading on suspended ropes): The first character is read fanqie *n[í]-[zh]é* [niè]. The *Fangyan* states: '躡 (*niè*) means to ascend.' The *Cangjiepian* states: '躡 means to extend.' Resembling a clear rainbow curving boldly across empty space, stretching a rope across to traverse directly is called *gēng*. Transmitted texts write it with the tripod radical as 踾, which is a scribal error and incorrect. The third character is read fanqie *g[èn]-[h]éng* [gēng]. The *Shuowen jiezi* states: '縆 (*gēng*) means a heavy cord; it is classified under the radical *mì* (silk) with *héng* (恒) phonetic.' It is also written with the wood radical as 𣕲, signifying violent intensity.