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Xī Qú
犀渠
Xī Qú – Cow
Background
An ox-like man-eater with a blue-green body and infant-like cry.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Central Mountains
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A further 120 li west stands Mount Lí [釐]. Its southern slope has much jade, its northern slope much madder. There is a beast like an ox, with a dark-green body and a voice like an infant's. It eats people and is called Xī Qú [犀渠]. The Yōngyōng [滽滽] River rises here and flows south into the Yī [伊]. There is a beast called Xié [𤢺], like a Nòuquǎn [獳犬], but with scales and hair like pig bristles.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，其状如牛。苍身，其音如婴儿，是食人，其名曰犀渠。Game card text
Slow, Desecrate, Feed (Human)
Has Stealth during Yīn.
Has +2/+0 when encountering a Human.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.