Creatures / 026
Qú Rú
瞿如
Qú Rú – Bird
Background
A bird with a white head, three feet and a human face. Its call sounds like its own name.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Southern Mountains
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500 li east stands Mount Dǎoguò [禱過]. Above are plentiful metals and jade, below many Xī, Sì [兕], and Xiàng. There is a bird like a Jiāo [鵁], but with a white head, three legs, and a human face. Its name is Qú Rú [瞿如], and it cries its own name. The Yín [泿] River rises here and flows south into the sea. In it lives the Hǔ Jiāo [虎蛟], with a fish's body and a snake's tail, whose voice resembles a mandarin duck's. Eating it prevents swelling and can cure haemorrhoids.From the English edition of Mountains & Seas. Open the reader for the Chinese editions and translator’s notes. Linked names follow the card catalogue; hover to see the original wording.
Passage printed on the card
有鸟焉，其状如鵁而白首三足人面，其名曰瞿如，其鸣自号也。Game card text
Cunning, Flight
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The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.