續一切經音義 6.79

6.79

Deaf and blind (聾瞎: the upper character has the fanqie *lǔ* + *dōng* [lóng]; the *Shuowen* says, "The ears not being unobstructed." It is categorized under "ear" with *lóng* phonetic. In the text of the sūtra it is written as 聾, which is not a properly formed character. The lower character has the fanqie *hū* + *bā* [xiā]; character glossaries say, "The eye unable to see objects." They also say, "One eye without a pupil." It is categorized under "eye" with an abbreviated *hài* phonetic).