Creatures / 080
Qí Tú
鵸鵌
Qí Tú – Bird
Background
A crow-like bird with three heads and six tails, known for a laughing call.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Western Mountains
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Travelling a hundred li west by water, one reaches Mount Yìwàng [翼望], without plants or trees, but rich in metals and jade. There is a beast like a wildcat, with one eye and three tails, called Huān [讙]. Its voice overwhelms a hundred sounds. It wards off misfortune, and wearing it cures heat illness. There is a bird like a crow, with three heads and six tails, skilled at laughing. Its name is Qí Tú [鵸鵌]; wearing it prevents nightmares and wards off misfortune.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，其状如乌，三首六尾而善笑，名曰鵸鵌 ，服之使人不厌，又可以御凶。Game card text
Flight, Vigilant
1⬤ + Shift: Look at the top 5 cards of your deck, place 1 on top and the rest back in the same order.
Sacrifice: Ward: Yīn and Vigilant, until end of turn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.