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Jiāo
鵁
Jiāo – Bird
Background
A sociable bird with female pheasant-like plumage, living and flying in groups.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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A further 200 li north stands Mount Mànlián [蔓聯], without plants or trees above. There is a beast like a yù [禺], but with a mane, an ox's tail, patterned arms, and horse hooves. It calls out when it sees a person. Its name is Zú Zī [足訾], and it cries its own name. There is a bird that dwells in flocks and flies in company, with feathers like a hen pheasant's. Its name is Jiāo [鵁], and it cries its own name. Eating it cures wind illness.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，群居而朋飞，其毛如雌雉，名曰鵁，其鸣自呼，食之已风。Game card text
Flight, Flock
When enters, search your Deck for another card of the same name and put it in your hand.
Sacrifice: Cure Slow
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.