一切經音義 92.72

92.72

背胛 (The first character is the correct character 背 [bèi], composed of 北 and 肉 [flesh]. The second character has the sound 甲 [jiǎ]. The Wu-Yue chunqiu says: "Piercing the shoulder blade (胛) and penetrating through to the back." The Shiming says: "The word 'jiǎ' [shoulder blade] means to close (闔)." The phonetic reading of 闔 is 合 [hé]. It means that it meets together with the chest and ribs, hence it is called 'hé' [closing]. The Gujin zhengzi agrees in meaning: "It takes 甲 and 肉 as phonetic components").