本文透過上古漢語文獻的考察，重新解讀郭璞《爾雅注》「南方人呼翦刀為劑刀」，發現：「劑」早在先秦兩漢時期便可表示「切割、斷絕」義。「劑」與「翦」雖皆可表示「切割、斷絕」一類的意義，卻無詞源上的關連。「劑」源於「齊」，而非「翦」。因此，郭璞《爾雅注》「南方人呼翦刀為劑刀」應解讀為：晉代的主流漢語與南方方言各自採用不同的詞來稱呼剪刀。換言之，郭璞《爾雅注》「南方人呼翦刀為劑刀」並不能證明晉代的南方方言發生元部三等主要元音高化、鼻音韻尾失落的音韻創新。

　　By investigating documents in Old Chinese, this paper offers a reinterpretation of a specific annotation in Guo Pu’s commentaries on the Erya, which states: “Southern people refer to jiǎndāo (翦刀, ‘scissors’) as jìdāo (劑刀)”. The study finds that the character 劑 (jì) already conveyed the meaning of ‘to cut or sever’ as early as the pre-Qin and Han periods. Although both 劑 (jì) and 翦 (jiǎn) can express meanings related to ‘cutting’ or ‘severing’, they lack an etymological relationship. 劑 (jì) originated from 齊 (qí/jì), not from 翦 (jiǎn).
　　Therefore, Guo Pu’s annotation should be interpreted as follows: in the Jin Dynasty, mainstream Chinese and Southern dialects employed distinct lexical items to refer to ‘scissors’. In other words, Guo Pu’s annotation does not provide evidence that the Southern dialects of the Jin Dynasty underwent phonological innovations (i.e., the raising of the main vowel and the loss of the nasal coda in the third division of the Yuan (元) rime group).

《爾雅注》; 郭璞; 古代漢語方言

Commentaries on the Erya; Guo Pu; dialects of ancient Chinese