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Xiàn Fù Yú
䱤父鱼
Xiàn Fù Yú – Fish
Background
An aquatic creature with a fish's head and pig-like body.
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 300 li east stands Mount Yáng [陽]. Above is much jade, below much metal and Tóng. There is a beast like an ox, with a tail and a fleshy neck resembling a Gōuqú [句瞿]; its name is Lǐng Hú [領胡]. It cries its own name; eating it cures madness. There is a bird like a hen pheasant, patterned in five colours, both female and male, called Xiàng Shé [象蛇]. It cries its own name. The Liú [留] River rises here and flows south into the Hé [河]. In it lives the Xiàn Fù Yú [䱤父], like a crucian carp, with a fish head and pig body; eating it cures vomiting.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
其中有䱤父之鱼，其状如鲋鱼，鱼首而彘身，食之已呕。Game card text
Swim, Landwalk
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