續一切經音義 6.77

6.77

Slandering and defaming (誹謗: the upper character has the fanqie *fēi* + *wèi* [fěi]; the lower character has the fanqie *bǔ* + *làng* [bàng]. The *Da Dai Liji* says, "Erecting posts for airing grievances and setting up drums for remonstration." Ying Shao's commentary on the *Hanshu* says, "Wooden tablets beside bridges used to write down the errors and mistakes of government administration." Du Yu's commentary on the *Zuo zhuan* says, "*Bàng* means to curse; to curse people with words." The *Shuowen* explains both characters mutually; they are categorized under "words" and are both phono-semantic characters).