一切經音義 95.128

95.128

豺獺 ('Jackals and otters'; the first character has the fanqie 仕 + 諧 [chái]. The "Yueling" (Monthly Ordinances) chapter of the Liji says: 'In late autumn, the jackals sacrifice beasts.' The Guangya says: 'The chai is a canine.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Belongs to the wolf family, with dog-like feet; composed with "beast" (豸) as semantic element and 才 as phonetic element.' The second character has the fanqie 他 + 怛 [tǎ]. The "Yueling" says: 'In the first month of spring, the otters sacrifice fish.' Zheng [Xuan] says: 'When the otter is about to eat fish, it first offers them in sacrifice.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Resembles a small dog, lives in water, and eats fish; composed with "dog" (犬) as semantic element and 賴 as phonetic element.' 豸 has the fanqie 宅 + 賣 [zhài].)