Creatures / 072
Huá Yú
䱻鱼
Huá Yú – Fish
Background
A snake-shaped fish with four feet that preys on other fish.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Western Mountains
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A further 370 li west stands Mount Lèyóu [樂遊]. The Táo [桃] River rises here and flows west into Jì [稷] Marsh, rich in white jade. Its waters contain many Huá Yú [䱻], like Shé with four legs; they eat fish.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
桃水出焉，西流注于稷泽，是多白玉，其中多䱻鱼，其状如蛇而四足，是食鱼。Game card text
Swim, Venom (1), Feed (Fish)
1⬤: Gain Landwalk and Lose Swim, until end of turn.
Gains +1/+1 when encountering Characters with Swim.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.