續一切經音義 1.31

1.31

Brown bear and grizzly bear (熊羆: the upper character has the fanqie 羽弓. The Mao Shi says: "There were brown bears and grizzly bears." The Shuowen says: "A beast resembling a swine, living in the mountains and hibernating in winter, licking its paw; its paw is called fán." Fán has the sound of 煩. The lower character is pronounced bēi. The Erya says: "The pí resembles a bear, with yellowish-white markings." Guo Pu says: "It resembles a bear, with a long head and high legs; fierce, powerful, and capable of uprooting trees").