Hai Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fish (yú). 17 strokes. Page 1470, Entry 05.
Pronounced gui. This is the name of a type of fish. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On Mount Dunhong, the waters contain many red gui fish. The commentary explains: Currently, the pufferfish is called gui fish. The Treatise of Master Lei on the Preparation of Medicines (Leigong Paozhi Lun) states: If one inserts a gui fish into a tree, the tree will immediately wither. It also has the name fish, and is also called chen fish. The Rihuazi calls it hu fish; people today call it heten (pufferfish). The Balanced Discourses (Lunheng) states: The liver of the gui fish can poison a person to death.
Also pronounced xie. This is a general term used by the people of Wu for fish dishes. A record in A New Account of Tales of the World (Shishuo Xinyu) states: Yu Gaozhi lived in poverty and ate only three types of leeks at each meal. Ren Fang joked to him: Who says Yu Lang is poor? The gui dishes he eats at every meal often number twenty-seven types.
Also pronounced kui. This is a compound surname. According to the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), in the biography of Mou Rong: He succeeded Guiyang Hong as the Minister of Agriculture. The commentary explains: Guiyang is a surname.
Also pronounced wa. Guilong is the name of a spirit. The Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), in the chapter "Mastering Life" (Dasheng), mentions: Beia and Guilong. The commentary explains: Beia is the name of a spirit. Guilong is shaped like a small child, one foot and four inches tall, wearing black clothing, a red turban, and a large hat; it carries a sword and holds a halberd.
Also pronounced kua. This is the name of a type of hat from the State of Chu.