續一切經音義 1.97

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鈇鉞（上甫于反又音斧禮記諸侯賜斧鉞然後得殺鄭玄注云得其器乃敢行其事說文鈇剉也從金夫聲下袁厥反崔豹古今注云諸侯得黃鉞者許斬持節將說文從金戉聲也戉字從[戉-戈]音厥從戈經作戊非也音茂）。

Executioner's axes and battle-axes (鈇鉞: the first character has the fanqie 甫于 [fū], and is also pronounced 斧 [fǔ]. The Book of Rites says that feudal lords were bestowed axes and battle-axes before being permitted to execute. Zheng Xuan's commentary says: "Only after obtaining their implements did they dare carry out the deeds." The Shuowen says: "鈇 is a chopper." It is formed from 金 (metal) with 夫 as the phonetic component. The second character has the fanqie 袁厥 [yuè]. Cui Bao's Gujin zhu says: "Feudal lords who obtained the yellow battle-axe were permitted to behead generals holding imperial tallies." The Shuowen states that it is formed from 金 (metal) with 戉 as the phonetic component. The character 戉 is formed from [戉-戈], with the pronunciation 厥 [jué], and 戈. In the sūtra it is written as 戊, which is incorrect; that has the pronunciation 茂 [mào]).