一切經音義 99.113

99.113

跬步 (Half-step and pace: pronounced *kuǐ* [fanqie: 窺癸]. The *Book of Rites* states: "The gentleman does not dare forget it even for a half-step." The *Fangyan* states: "Half a pace is a *kuǐ*." Gu Yewang states: "It means raising one foot; two *kuǐ* make a pace." The *Kaosheng* writes it as 䞨; the collected text writes it as 跬, which are interchangeable).