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Dí
翟
Dí – Bird
Background
Dí birds appear in the same mountain inventory as white jiāo and zhèn birds.
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 northeast stands Mount Nǚjǐ [女几]. Above is much jade, below much gold. Its beasts include Bào, Hǔ, Lǘ [閭], Mí, Jīng, and muntjac; its birds include Bái Jiāo [鷮], Dí, and Zhèn [鴆].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
其兽多豹虎，多闾麋、麖麂。其鸟多白鷮，多翟，多鸩。Game card text
1⬤: Gain Flight, until end of turn.
When encountering another Bird, has First Strike.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.