Creatures / 153
Shī Yú
师鱼
Shī Yú – Fish
Background
A fish of the Guó River that the ancient passage describes as deadly to eat.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Northern Mountains
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Travelling a further 500 li north through mountains and 500 li by water, one reaches Mount Ráo [饒], without plants or trees, but with much fine blue-green jade. Its beasts include many camels, its birds many Liú. The Lìguó [歷虢] River rises here and flows east into the Hé [河]. In it live Shī Yú [師]; eating them kills people.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
虢之水出焉，而东流注于河，其中有师鱼，食之杀人。Game card text
Swim, Thorns
Sacrifice: Toxic
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.