Creatures / 074
Shèng Yù
胜遇
Shèng Yù – Bird
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A red, pheasant-like bird that eats fish. Its appearance foretells flooding.
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 350 li west stands Mount Yù [玉], where Xī Wáng Mǔ [西王母] dwells. She is human in form, with a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth, and is skilled at whistling. Her hair is unbound, and she wears a Shèng [勝] headdress. She governs heaven's calamities and the five destructive powers. There is a beast like a dog, with leopard markings and ox-like horns, called Jiǎo [狡]. It barks like a dog; when it appears, the country has abundant harvests. There is a bird like a Dí, but red, called Shèng Yù [胜遇]. It eats fish, and its voice resembles Lù [錄]; when it appears, the country suffers great floods.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，其状如翟而赤，名曰胜遇，是食鱼，其音如录，见则其国大水。Game card text
Flight, Feed (Fish)
When enters, you may pay an additional 4⬤: Cast Flood.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.