續一切經音義 5.26

5.26

Aid me (弼我: the first character is pronounced *pin* + *mi* [= *bì*]; Kong's commentary on the *Shangshu* says *bi* means to assist; the *Erya* says *bi* means to venerate; the *Shangshu dazhuan* says: "The Son of Heaven is flanked by the Four Neighbours: on the left is the Support (*fu*), on the right is the Aid (*bi*), in front is the Questioner (*yi*), and behind is the Successor (*cheng*)"; the *Guangya* says *bi* means to prepare; the *Da Dai Liji* says: "To be pure and upright, sharply direct, correcting errors and remonstrating against wickedness, is called *bi*"; the *Shuowen jiezi* says the character is written with the double bow [弜], pronounced *ju* + *zhi*, with *xi* [西] inside, pronounced *tian* + *nian*; or it is written with the tapping hand radical [攴] as 㢸, or as [弓*((丙*丙)/一)], which are all ancient script forms).