Zhū
The owl-like bird of Mount Gui in the Shan Hai Jing: bearing human hands and a mournful cry, its sighting portends the banishment of scholars.《山海经》记载柜山凶禽鴸鸟：其状如鸱而生有人手，其音如痹，见则其县多放士。
Body身形
Like an owl身形貌如鸱鸮
其狀如鴟
Legs足爪
Human-like hands足如人之双手
人手
Voice鸣声
Muffled cry鸣叫如痹之声
其音如痺
Omen征兆
Exile of scholars见则多放逐士
見則其縣多放放士
有鳥焉，其名曰鴸There is a bird here; its name is Zhu.
山海經·南山經
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The texts原文
The Shan Hai Jing describes Zhu as a portentous owl-bodied avian with human hands whose appearance presages political misfortune.
The story来历与故事
The owl-like ominous bird of Mount Gui in the Shan Hai Jing: bearing human hands and calling its own name, its arrival portends the banishment of scholars.
Zhu is an owl-like bird dwelling upon Mount Gui.《南山经》记载柜山多白玉丹粟，其中有鸟如鸱，名曰鴸。
In the Classic of the Southern Mountains, the creature Zhu lives upon Mount Gui, the head peak of the South Second Mountain Range.
The mountain overlooks the Liu Huang mountains to the west and looks east toward Mount Changyou.
It has human hands and cries its own name; sighting it portends banished scholars.经文记其状如鸱而人手，其音如痹，见则县多放放士。
The Shan Hai Jing describes Zhu as possessing an owl's body with hands shaped like those of a human.
Its call sounds like the cry of paralysis, and its appearance in a county was feared as an omen that upright scholars would be exiled.
Woodblock prints illustrate it as a human-faced bird with feathered wings and human hands.《古今图书集成》画其为一头身生飞翎、足化人手的人面怪鸟。
The 1726 imperial encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng depicts Zhu as a crowned bird with delicate human hands resting upon the ground.
The woodblock print illustrates its elongated tail plumage and feather detailing in traditional classical linework.
Record档案
| Type | Avian Beast (owl-bodied bird with human hands of Mount Gui) |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Zhū 鴸; Zhu Bird (鴸鳥) |
| Habitat | Mount Gui (柜山) in the Southern Mountains, overlooking the Chi River |
| Effect | Foretells the banishment of upright officials (見則其縣多放放士) |
| 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 classic states that it resembles an owl with hands like a human.
The text notes that its call sounds like 'bi' (a muffled cry), and it calls out its own name.
Ancient accounts held that sighting it meant the county would banish many worthy scholars ('its sighting exiles many scholars').
One more?再看一只？
Draw another creature随机抽一只怪
