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Yīng Sháo
婴勺
Yīng Sháo – Bird
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A magpie-like bird with red eyes, red beak, white body and a ladle-shaped tail.
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Classical text
Mountains & Seas · Central Mountains
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A further forty li east stands Mount Zhīlí [支離]. The Jì [濟] River rises here and flows south into the Hàn [漢]. There is a bird called Yīng Sháo [嬰勺], like a magpie, with red eyes, a red beak, a white body, and a ladle-like tail. It cries its own name. There are many Zuó Niú [㸲] and Qiān Yáng [羬].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.
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有鸟焉，其名曰婴勺，其状如鹊，赤目、赤喙、白身，其尾若勺，其鸣自呼。Game card text
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