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Mèng Jí
孟极
Mèng Jí – Leopard
Background
A leopard-like beast with a patterned forehead and white body, skilled at hiding.
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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A further 280 li north stands Mount Shízhě [石者]. Above are no plants or trees, but much fine blue-green jade. The Cǐ [泚] River rises here and flows west into the Hé [河]. There is a beast like a Bào, with a patterned forehead and white body, called Mèng Jí [孟極]. It is skilled at concealment and cries its own name.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，其状如豹，而文题白身，名曰孟极，是善伏，其鸣自呼。Game card text
Pounce, Stealth
Costs -1⬤ to play during Yīn.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.