續一切經音義 1.105

1.105

魁膾（上苦瓌反孔注尚書云魁師也鄭注禮記云首也史記云牡夫也從斗鬼也下瓌外反廣雅云膾割也案魁膾者屠殺兇惡之師也字從肉會聲也）。

Executioners and butchers (魁膾: the first character has the fanqie 苦瓌 [kuí]. Kong's commentary on the Book of Documents says: "魁 means a master." Zheng's commentary on the Book of Rites says: "The chief." The Shiji says: "A strapping fellow." It is formed from 斗 and 鬼. The second character has the fanqie 瓌外 [kuài]. The Guangya says: "膾 means to carve." Executioners and butchers (魁膾) refers to master craftsmen who slaughter and murder ferociously. The character is formed from 肉 (flesh) with 會 as the phonetic component).