續一切經音義 7.90

7.90

甘脃 [Sweet and crisp]: The upper [character] means sweet and delicious; to taste. The Shuowen writes it as 曰 with 一 in the mouth. The lower [character] has the fanqie 七醉 (qī + zuì = cuì); the Yupian says, “Fragile.” The Kaosheng says, “Tender.” The Gujin zhengzi derives it from 肉 with the abbreviated phonetic 絕, meaning that when meat coagulates it easily breaks. In sūtra texts it is often written with 危 as 脆, which is a vulgar character.