一切經音義 93.128

93.128

Vast and deep (汪濊: the upper character has the fanqie huo-huang [wang]; the character 艧 has the fanqie wang-guo [huò]. Du's commentary to the Zuo zhuan says: '汪 is a stagnant pool.' The commentary to the Chuci says: 'Vast waters, deep and wide.' The lower character has the fanqie wei-wai [hui]. The Han commentary to the Shijing says: 'Water flowing copiously.' The Shuowen says: '濊 is water flowing profusely; it is derived from "water" [水] and phonetic sui [歲], which is the standard form of the character sui [歲].').