僧之雅名也。釋氏要覽上曰：「古今儒雅，多呼僧為支郎者。高僧傳云：一魏有三高僧，曰支謙支讖支亮。於中謙者，為人細長黑瘦，眼多白而睛黃，復多智。時彥諺曰：支郎眼中黃，形軀雖小是智囊。」
Chih-lang, formerly a polite term for a monk, said to have arisen from the fame of the three 支 Chih of the Wei dynasty 支謙 Chih-ch'ien, 支讖 Chih-ch'an, and 支亮 Chih-liang.
一支郎 僧之雅名。高僧傳載，魏僧支謙細長黑瘦，眼多白而睛黃，聰明多智，時賢稱之為支郎。其後，支郎一詞乃轉用為僧人之雅稱。〔釋氏要覽卷上〕p1847
支郎總目錄 古今儒雅。多呼僧為支郎者。高僧傳云。魏有三高僧。曰支謙。支纖支亮。於中謙。者為人細長黑瘦。眼多白而睛黃。復多智。時賢諺曰。支郎眼中黃。形軀雖小。是智囊。