一切經音義 99.56

99.56

Coarse reeds and rushes 菅𦳋 (the first character is pronounced [澗 + 顏] *jiān*; the bottom character is pronounced [古 + 壞] *kuài*. The Zuo zhuan says: "Though there are hemp and ramie, do not discard coarse reeds [*jian*] and rushes [*kuai*]." Guo [Puo]'s commentary to the Erya states: "*Jian* is a kind of thatch-grass." The Shenglei says: "*Kuai* is a grass used for making ropes." The Shuowen says both take 艸 [grass] as radical, with 官 and 㕟 as phonetics. 㕟 is pronounced [苦 + 恠] *kuài*. In the anthology it is written as [利-禾+再], which is also acceptable).