《南史·列传·卷五十三》
当萧综长到十四五岁时，总是梦见有位年青人长得十分肥胖壮实，自己拿着脑袋对着萧综看，就这样不止一次地反复出现。萧综转眼已经成长，他对此心中惊恐不已。
及综年十四五，恒梦一年少肥壮自挈其首对综，如此非一，综转成长，心惊不已。
When Xiao Zong grew to be fourteen or fifteen, he dreamed of a young man who was quite fat and robust. Xiao Zong held the man's head up and looked at it. This happened repeatedly. Xiao Zong was already an adult, and he was terrified.