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Hé Yǔ
合窳
Hé Yǔ – Pig
Background
A pig-like creature with a human face, yellow body and red tail. It eats people, insects and snakes and foretells flooding.
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Eastern Mountains
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A further 200 li northeast stands Mount Shàn [剡], rich in metals and jade. There is a beast like a pig, with a human face, yellow body, and red tail, called Hé Yǔ [合窳]. Its voice resembles an infant's. It eats people, and also insects and Shé. When it appears, great floods fall upon all beneath heaven.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，其状如彘而人面。黄身而赤尾，其名曰合窳，其音如婴儿，是兽也，食人，亦食虫蛇，见则天下大水。Game card text
Cunning, Feed (Human, Insects, Snakes)
Attacks > 3⬤: Cast Flood.
Can target and encounter Small Characters.
Gains +2/+0 when encountering Humans, Snakes, or Insects.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.