一切經音義 97.22

97.22

Blackened by mud (涅緇: the first [character is pronounced] nian + tie fan; the Guangya says it means mud; Kong's commentary on the Lunyu says that nie (涅) can be used to dye things black; the Shuowen jiezi says that black earth in the water is called nie, composed of 'earth' [土] with ri [日] phonetic. The second is zi + shi fan; the Mao Shi commentary says that zi (緇) means black color; the Shuowen jiezi says it is composed of 'silk' [糸] with zi [甾] also phonetic; the Preface writes it with 'water' as 淄, the name of a river originating in Mount Tai).