一切經音義 99.158

99.158

Chu-tiger (貙虎) (chu pronounced with the fanqie 云誅 [yún + zhū = yū]: the Zizhi says, "The Chu people stem from the Gongniu lineage, and are able to transform into tigers." The Yiwu ming says, "The chu stems from the Gongniu lineage, transforming like a spirit; when it becomes a tiger, it does not recognize people." The Shuowen says it is classified under the radical 豸 with 區 as its phonetic; 豸 is pronounced with the fanqie 雉).