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Qí Zhǒng
跂踵
Qí Zhǒng – Bird
Background
A one-legged, owl-like bird with a pig's tail, whose appearance foretells a severe epidemic.
An editorial reading of the card’s subject. Legendary properties belong to the story.
Classical text
Passage printed on the card
有鸟焉，其状如鸮，而一足彘尾，其名曰跂踵，见则其国大疫。Game card text
Flight, Nocturnal
When enters, Cast Plague.
Attack > 4⬤: Cast Plague
During Yīn, Shift: Destroy a Character with Small.
The game’s adaptation, transcribed from the supplied card file. The image preserves coloured symbols and the printed layout.