續一切經音義 4.98

4.98

Delicacies and provisions (zhenshan 𭹀膳: the first character is correctly written 珍, with the fanqie [reading] zhi + lin [zhen]. The Kaosheng says: "Precious." The Shuowen [jiezi] says: "Valued." The "Conduct of the Scholar" states: "The scholar is the treasure on the mat." The second character has the fanqie [reading] shi + zhan [shan]. The Shuowen [jiezi] says: "Food utensils." The Rites of Zhou says: "The palace caterers (shanfu), two regular officers, are in charge of the king's provisions." The Fangyan says: "膳 means delicious food." It takes 'flesh' [as semantic component] and shan as phonetic. It is sometimes written 饍, which is a vulgar and incorrect character).