Creatures / 050
Lì
栎
Lì – Bird
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A quail-like bird with dark markings and red neck feathers, credited with a medicinal property.
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Western Mountains
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A further 350 li west stands Mount Tiāndì [天帝]. Above grow many palms and nanmu, below much cogon grass and Huì [蕙]. There is a beast like a dog, called Xī Biān [谿邊]; whoever uses its hide as a mat is unharmed by venomous sorcery. There is a bird like a quail, with black markings and a red neck, called Lì [櫟]; eating it cures haemorrhoids. There is a plant like mallow, smelling of Míwú [蘼蕪], called Dù Héng [杜衡]. It can make horses run swiftly, and eating it cures goitre.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
鸟焉，其状如鹑，黑文而赤翁，名曰栎，食之已痔。Game card text
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