續一切經音義 8.23

8.23

飢饉 (the first character is written 𩚮 in ancient script, or also 饑, the same; pronounced j[ǐ] + zh[ì] fanqie. The second character is pronounced jìn. The Erya says: "When grains do not ripen, it is jī." Guo's commentary notes: "The five grains do not mature." It also says: "When vegetables do not ripen, it is jǐn." The commentary notes: "All edible greens are generally called vegetables." The Chunqiu Guliang zhuan says: "When two grains do not harvest, it is called jī; when three grains do not harvest, it is called jǐn; when five grains do not harvest, it is called zāi." Zāi is the standard character for calamity).