一切經音義 99.85

99.85

Silkworm rearing 蠶衣 (pronounced [雜 + 含] *cán*. The Zhouli states: "Under the office of the Inner Director: in the second month of spring, she instructs the Queen to lead the noble ladies from within and without to begin silkworm rearing in the northern suburbs." The Shuowen says: "The silkworm spits silk." It takes 䖵 (pronounced *kūn*) as radical and 朁 (pronounced [千 + 感] *cǎn*) as phonetic. In the anthology it is written with 天 as 蚕, which is incorrect; the same applies below).