一切經音義 95.17

95.17

Xuxi 歔欷 (The upper character is pronounced fanqie 許於; the lower is 虛依. Wang Yi's commentary on the Chuci says: "Xuxi 歔欷 is the appearance of sobbing; another says it is sighing forth breath." He Xiu's commentary on the Gongyang zhuan says: "Xi 欷 means sadness." The Cangjie pian says: "The lingering sound of weeping." The Shuowen says both characters have the 'yawn' radical and the phonetic components xu 虛 and xi 希).