Chángyòu
The four-eared monkey-like beast of Mount Changyou from the Shan Hai Jing: chanting like a human, its sighting portends great floods.《山海经》记载长右山水灾异兽：状如猕猴而四耳，其音如吟，见则郡县大水。
Body身形
Like an ape形貌宛若猕猴
其狀如禺
Head头部
Four ears生有四只耳朵
四耳
Voice鸣声
Chanting call鸣叫如吟哦声
其音如吟
Omen征兆
Great flood现身郡县发大水
見則郡縣大水
有獸焉，其名長右There is a beast here; its name is Changyou.
山海經·南山經
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The texts原文
The Shan Hai Jing identifies Changyou as a four-eared aquatic ape whose appearance unfailingly heralds widespread deluge.
The story来历与故事
The four-eared monkey omen of Mount Changyou in the Shan Hai Jing: with a voice like chanting, its sighting heralds massive flooding across prefectures.
Changyou is an ape-like beast dwelling upon Mount Changyou.《南山经》记载长右之山无草木而多水，其中有兽名曰长右。
In the Classic of the Southern Mountains, Changyou dwells upon Mount Changyou, four hundred and fifty li southeast of Mount Gui.
The classic notes that Mount Changyou is barren of trees and grasses, yet abounds with flowing waters.
It has four ears and cries like chanting; seeing it heralds deluge.经文记其状如禺而四耳，其音如吟，见则郡县发大水。
The Shan Hai Jing portrays Changyou as resembling a macaque monkey with four prominent ears.
Its vocalization sounds like a human chanting or groaning, and ancient lore held that its sighting brought widespread inundation.
Woodblock prints illustrate it as a vigilant ape crouched on sea rocks.《古今图书集成》画其为一头蹲坐于汹涌大水岩礁之上的四耳猕猴。
The 1726 imperial encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng illustrates Changyou as an alert simian crouched on a boulder surrounded by violent waves.
The print captures its watchful gaze, slender primate limbs, and multi-eared head poised against turbulent waters.
Record档案
| Type | Water-Omen Beast (four-eared monkey of Mount Changyou) |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Chángyòu 長右; Changyou Beast (長右之獸) |
| Habitat | Mount Changyou (長右之山) in the Southern Mountains, barren of flora and rich in water |
| Effect | Foretells catastrophic regional floods (見則郡縣大水) |
| Earliest source | 山海經·南山經 |
| Source books | 山海經·南山經 |
| Image source | Chen Menglei 陳夢雷 (ed.) · Wikimedia Commons |
| License | Public domain |
The text describes it as resembling a macaque (ape) with four ears.
The classic notes that its cry sounds like chanting or groaning ('its sound is like chanting').
Its appearance was regarded as a portent of regional inundation ('seen, then counties suffer great water').
