Creatures / 075
Zhēng
狰
Zhēng – Leopard
Background
A red leopard-like beast with five tails and a single horn, calling like stones striking together.
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 280 li west stands Mt. Zhāng É [章莪], without plants or trees, but rich in fine blue-green jade. Its forms are exceedingly strange. There is a beast like a red Bào, with five tails and one horn, whose voice resembles striking stone. Its name is Zhēng [猙]. There is a bird like a crane, with one leg, a blue-green body, red markings, and a white beak. Its name is Bì Fāng [畢方], and it cries its own name. Where it appears, there is an uncanny fire.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
有兽焉，其状如赤豹，五尾一角，其音如击石，其名如狰。Game card text
Haste, First Strike, Tracker, Pierce, Distract
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.