續一切經音義 6.49

6.49

Moisten and soak (沃潤: the first character has the fanqie *w- / g-*, the Kaosheng says: "Wo (沃) means to irrigate"; the Shuowen states: "Derived from water with yao 夭 as phonetic"; the second character has the fanqie *r- / sh-*, the Qieyun states: "Run (潤) means moistening; also to benefit; derived from water with run 閏 as phonetic; the character run 閏 is derived from king (wang 王) inside a gate (men 門)"; Zheng's commentary on the Liji says: "Each month the Son of Heaven approaches the Bright Hall to hear the new moon; the intercalary month is not an ordinary month, so when hearing the new moon for it, he stays inside the gate of the Bright Hall").