鵷鶵

鵷鶵

1. (Chinese mythology) name of a legendary bird traditionally interpreted as a kind of Chinese phoenix

   • 南方有鳥，其名為鵷鶵，子知之乎？夫鵷鶵發於南海而飛於北海，非梧桐不止，非練實不食，非醴泉不飲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     南方有鸟，其名为鹓𬸅，子知之乎？夫鹓𬸅发于南海而飞于北海，非梧桐不止，非练实不食，非醴泉不饮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Nánfāng yǒu niǎo, qí míng wéi yuānchú, zǐ zhī zhī hū? Fú yuānchú fā yú Nánhǎi ér fēi yú Běihǎi, fēi wútóng bùzhǐ, fēi liànshí bùshí, fēi lǐquán bùyǐn. [Pinyin]

     There is in the south a bird, called Yuanchu — do you know it? Starting from the South Sea, it flies to the Northern; never resting but on the wutong, never eating but the fruit of the lian tree, and never drinking but from the purest springs.

• 鸑鷟／𬸚𬸦 (yuèzhuó)