《太平广记·卷四百零九·草木四》
有的人说，这是荷的名称；有的说，是荷叶甘甜，被虫咬伤的意思；有的说，是故意弄伤它的叶，让它的根快长。
或云，荷名；或云，叶甘为虫所伤；或云，故伤其叶，以长其根。
Some say it is the name of the lotus; others say it is the lotus leaf that is sweet and has been bitten by insects; and still others say that its leaves are deliberately injured to make its roots grow faster.