續一切經音義 3.78

3.78

開闢（上苦哀反韻集云解也張也字從門幵聲幵音牽下房皃反切韻開也舜曲曰闢四門孔傳云開闢四方之門說文云從門辟聲也）。

Opening and expanding (開闢: the first character has the fanqie 苦哀 [ku + ai / kāi]. The Yunji says: "To release; to open wide. The character is formed from 門 [gate] with 幵 as the phonetic component; 幵 is pronounced 牽 [qiān]." The second character has the fanqie 房皃 [fang + mao / pì]. The Qieyun says: "To open." The Song of Shun says: "Open wide (闢) the four gates." Kong's commentary says: "Opening and clearing the gates of the four directions." The Shuowen says: "Formed from 門 [gate] with 辟 as the phonetic component.")