Creatures / 086
Bái Zhái
白翟
Bái Zhái – Bird
Background
White zhái birds appear among the wildlife of Mount Yú, with white pheasants, wolves and tigers.
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 220 li north stands Mount Yú [盂]. Its northern slope has much iron, its southern slope much Tóng. Its beasts include white wolves and white tigers, its birds Bái Zhì and Bái Zhái. The Shēng [生] River rises here and flows east into the Hé [河].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
又北二百二十里，曰盂山，其阴多铁，其阳多铜，其兽多白狼白虎，其鸟多白雉白翟。Game card text
Flight, Small
Costs -1⬤ to play during Yáng.
During Yáng, has Haste, First Strike and "Shift: Destroy a Small Character with Swim."
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.