一切經音義 89.94

89.94

Holding a deer-tail chowry (for the first [character 執], the standard form of 'zhi' follows 失 and [((嘹-口)-小)-日+(工/十)]; [((嘹-口)-小)-日+(工/十)] is also phonetic. 失 is pronounced ji [jí]; [((嘹-口)-小)-日+(工/十)] is pronounced n- + [sh]e [niè]. Next, for [the character 麈], zh- + [y]u [zhǔ]; Guo's commentary to the Classic of Mountains and Seas says: “The 'zhu' is like a deer but larger.” The Shenglei says: “The deer tail can be made into a fan.” The Book of Jin says: “Wang Yifu once held a deer-tail chowry with a jade handle, indistinguishable from his hand.” The Shuowen says: “The 'zhu' belongs to the deer family; it is large and has one horn. It follows 鹿 (deer) with 主 as phonetic.” The last [character 㞑] is the standard character for tail [尾]).