一切經音義 95.64

95.64

Blind (𥉕: fanqie 木蓬 [méng]. The Mao Commentary on the Shijing says: "Having pupils yet not seeing is called méng." The Shuowen jiezi states: "Dim-sighted; composed of 目 ('eye') with 冡 phonetic." The lower graph is pronounced 古 [gǔ]. The Lunyu says: "To speak before observing one's facial expression is called blind." The Shuowen jiezi states: "The eye having only cataracts, like a drum skin; composed of 目 ('eye') with 鼓 phonetic." Collected editions have 矇, which has been in common use for a long time).