Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Border (jiong) 冒 Kangxi strokes: 9; Page: 129, Entry 21 Ancient form [Rhyme (Tangyun)] mo dao qie. [Jiyun (Jiyun)], [Yunhui (Yunhui)], [Zhengyun (Zhengyun)] mo bao qie, sound mao. [Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen Jiezi)] To advance with the head covered. From 'mao' (mao, hat/cover) and 'mu' (mu, eye), indicating moving forward while covering oneself with something. Meaning: to rashly advance in greed, as if one's eyes are blind. [Book of Han (Hanshu) - Biography of Zhai Fangjin] To risk impurity for opportunistic acceptance. [Annotation] Shi Gu says: to be greedy and act deceptively. [Treatise on Food and Money (Shihuo Zhi)] Rising to obliterate propriety and shame mutually. [Annotation] 'Mao' means to deceive or cover. Also, falsely claiming is called mao. [Book of Han - Biography of Wei Qing] Falsely assumed the surname Wei. [Annotation] 'Mao' is a false claim, like something covering a person's head. Also, something used to cover the head. [Book of Han - Biography of Jun Buyi] Wore a yellow head covering (mao). Also, in the Yupian (Yupian): to cover, a food napkin. Also, interchangeable with mao (mao). [Zhengyun] To hate out of jealousy. [Book of Documents (Shangshu) - Oath of Qin] To be jealous and detest it. Also, interchangeable with mao (mao). [Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) - Spring Officials] The Son of Heaven held a mao (jade scepter) of four inches to receive feudal lords in court. [Annotation] It is a type of jade. Called 'mao' because one's virtue can cover the whole world. Also, [Jiyun], [Yunhui], [Zhengyun] mi bei qie, sound mo. [Zengyun (Zengyun)] To be greedy. [Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan) - Duke Zhao 31st year] Greedy people. Also, to offend. [Book of Han - Biography of Wei Qing] Directly defied the Han encirclement. Also, name of a Chanyu. [Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) - Account of the Xiongnu] When Maodun ascended, he attacked and defeated the Yuezhi. Also, [Jiyun], [Zhengyun] mo pei qie, sound mei. [Book of Han - Biography of Sima Xiangru] Venomous mei (a type of turtle/alligator). [Annotation] 'Du' sounds like 'dai', 'mao' sounds like 'mei'. [Yunhui] A type of turtle. Its body resembles a turtle, its head and tail resemble a parrot, and its shell has patterns. Textual Research: In Shuowen Jiezi, it reads 'to advance while covered. From 'mao' (mao) and 'mu' (mu), indicating moving forward while covering oneself with something.' The original text '蒙而前' should be corrected to '蒙而前也'. '自蔽' should be corrected to '自蒙'.