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Anciently, when Hea was distinguished for its virtue, the distant regions sent pictures of the objects in them. The nine pastors sent in the metal of their provinces, and the tripods were cast, with representations on them of those objects. All the objects were represented, and of the preparations
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to be made in reference to them, so that the people might know the sprites and evil things. Thus the people, when they went among the rivers, marshes, hills, and forests, did not meet with the injurious things, and the hill-sprites, monstrous things, and water-sprites, did not meet with them .
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The dragon eats and swims in clear water; the one-footed dragon eats in clean water but swims in muddy water; fish eat and swim in muddy water. Now, I have not ascended to the level of a dragon but I have not descended to that of fish. I am perhaps a one-footed
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of mountains and forests, harmful to humans". The latter context only mentions the villainous Taowu: "The ancient kings located T'aou-wuh in the four distant regions, to encounter the sprites and other evil things."
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as a dragon hybrid, "Those who give their opinion on the ch'i, state that they are dragon-like beings; therefore, as the word mei is copulated to (the name of) a dragon, the mei must be a congener of this animal."
678:"wild cow". He described this root as a "semantic atom, a referential complex with the meaning of 'wild' → 'wild animal' → 'couple'", and applied this etymon to many male and female animal couples, including * 2484: 1039:"dragons"; one describes a team of four dragons: "I ride a water chariot with a canopy of lotus; Two dragons draw it, between two water-serpents"; the other uses the compound 1522:, "banished these four wicked ones, Chaos, Monster, Block, and Glutton, casting them out into the four distant regions, to meet the spite of the sprites and evil things". 620:
Mound"), "There is an animal here [at the Mound of Offspringline] which looks like a ram, but has four horns. Its name is the earth-cricket. It devours humans."
1014:"dark/black hornless-dragon"; "They lined water monsters up to join them in the dance"; and "Driving black dragons, I travel northwards." Another mentions 21: 1776:
The Religious System of China: Its Ancient Forms, Evolution, History and Present Aspect, Manners, Customs and Social Institutions Connected Therewith
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to mean both "a hornless dragon" and "a mountain demon". The following discussion focuses upon earliest recorded usages in pre-
158:; 'hornless dragon+dragon'—"hornless dragon"; i.e. making it clear that a dragon and not a demon is being talked about. 2274: 1103: 2127: 2499: 2098:
Matisoff, James A (1985). "God and the Sino-Tibetan Copula with some good news concerning Selected Tibeto-Burman Rhymes".
1995: 609: 2572: 617: 323: 1025:"white hornless-dragons"; "With a team of azure dragons, white serpents in the traces." Two final contexts mention 2279: 2164: 1173: 393: 2567: 2516: 1450: 113: 1684:, "a footed winged dragon with a serpent's tail, becoming in medieval times an oft-pictured heraldic beast." 1431:
can mean either "'demons, monsters' generally or 'mountain and water demons' separately". De Groot describes
983: 817: 775: 129: 34: 1439:, besides actual human beings, mountaineers alien to Chinese culture, perhaps a dying race of aborigines." 2511: 1562: 659: 533:"A mountain spirit and wild beast, [the pictograph] comes from its birdlike head, legs, and tail." 412: 913: 256:; 'coiled+hornless dragon+pattern'—"carved patterns of sinuous dragons (esp. on pillars/bronzes)" 2507: 1664: 1519: 1080:"green horned-dragon": "When the red hornless dragon and the green horned dragon roamed the land of Chi 927: 701: 2547: 117: 1702: 1224: 2433: 2064: 1435:
as "another demon-tribe" because the "Chinese place in their great class of hill-spirits certain
497: 1831:. Volume V, Book II. The Soul and Ancestral Worship: Part II. Demonology. — Part III. Sorcery. 2494: 2464: 2283: 2168: 2135: 2131: 2000: 1981: 1947: 1912: 1889: 1856: 1824: 1792: 1770: 1308: 1218:"hornless dragon". De Groot provides a picture of a sepulchral stone tablet decorated with a 899: 783: 637: 307: 96: 1162:"like a dragon and yellow" definition. However, a possible explanation might be found in the 2425: 2056: 1870: 1840: 1808: 1784: 1751: 1625: 1194: 951: 273: 51: 1046:"hornless dragon": "And water dragons swim side by side, swiftly darting above and below." 1383: 71: 1884:
The Songs of the South: An Anthology of Ancient Chinese Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets
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as well, horned dragons are generally more common than hornless ones. Based upon the
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contexts concern banishing evildoers into dangerous wilderness regions. The former (
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Huai-nan tzu: philosophical synthesis in early Han thought: the idea of resonance (
1548: 1419:"demons and monsters; evil spirits". Since some commentators differentiate between 1365: 1107: 697: 580:"A kind of ghost/demon, [the ideograph] comes from the "ghost radical" and 1561:"tripod cauldrons" to acquaint people with all the dangerous creatures in China's 1236: 380:, which is the earliest known writing, has the same radical-phonetic combination. 1937: 982:
The reason for translating "one-footed dragon" is unclear. Compare the legendary
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five times, which is more than any other Chinese classic. Two contexts mention
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Boodberg, Peter A. (1979) . "Sino-Tibetan Notes". In Cohen, Alvin P. (ed.).
1943: 1324: 1051: 629: 285: 193: 1999:. Translated by Birrell, Anne (illustrated ed.). Penguin. p. 23. 804:"the spirit believed to cause sickness". He additionally hypothesized the * 548:"[A creature] like a dragon and yellow, in the north, they call it 1307:+ power'; "enchantment; fascination; charm"). Both modern Chinese and 2123: 1644: 1444: 337: 234: 1084:, the sky was limpid and the earth undisturbed." The latter occurs with 336:#142)—typically used in words for insects, reptiles, and dragons—with a 174:; 'hornless dragon+handle'—"carved dragon handle (esp. on cups)" 1653: 1188: 1096: 812: 2437: 2068: 1724: 987: 826: 763: 754: 718: 709: 483: 470: 464: 458: 407: 401: 368: 342: 328: 318: 272:; 'hornless dragon+throne'—"steps of the imperial palace; the 268: 265: 252: 249: 246: 229: 226: 217: 214: 201: 198: 188: 185: 170: 167: 154: 151: 1866: 1836: 1832: 1804: 1800: 1780: 1680: 1512: 1491: 1337: 1164: 346:; 'mountain demon', ' leave'). This phonetic element 179: 105: 59: 2429: 2060: 1611: 1523: 1355: 1235: 1099:
was "preceded by white serpents and followed by speeding snakes."
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texts, some of which have uncertain dates of compilation.
767:"ornamental scarf"). Benedict reconstructed Old Chinese * 2159:
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Benedict, Paul K. (1976). "Sino-Tibetan: Another Look".
1946:- New York City: J. Müller - Cosimo Classics (reprint). 1674:"hornless-dragon head" roof adornment, Kroll translates 1295:; 'spirit') occurs in other expressions such as 749:
for all the other words in this phonetic series (e.g.,
2036:. University of California Press. pp. 165-7 (162–170). 587:"mountain demon radical", which is also the phonetic." 423:"mountain and forest demons; evil spirits; goblins". 1779:. 6 volumes: pp. XXIV+360, 468, 640, 464, 464, 414. 1148:, "red hornless dragons and green horned dragons." 2456: 2156: 1881: 99:. Hornless dragons were a common motif in ancient 1055:(c. 139 BCE) "Peering into the Obscure" chapter ( 2087:. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. p. 26. 1909:) with a translation and analysis of chapter six 1651:"aquatic dragon; hornless dragon; crocodile" or 1073:"white hornless-dragon". The former occurs with 41:marble. Showing use as an architectural element. 322:; 'hornless dragon', combines the "bug 1635:, are represented with two horns. Besides the 1255: 1243: 2414:Le Symbolisme du dragon dans la Chine antique 2235: 2223: 2211: 2199: 2187: 1582:"injurious things, and the hill-sprites" and 411:) "mountain demon", which only occurs in the 8: 2534:Lacquerware vase with hornless dragon design 1151:Theses texts describe black, white, and red 1126:"red hornless dragons." "The Shanglin Park" 1183:demon as "resembling a tiger with scales". 141:"hornless dragon" occurs in words such as: 2120:ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese 1423:"demons of the mountains and forests" and 1363:, with the "hornless dragon" variant. The 1186:Many later dictionaries—for instance, the 1158:"hornless dragons", which contradicts the 789:"a species of devil or demon; a vampire", 774:"a mountain demon", deriving from a Proto- 1279:; "demon; evil spirit") only occurs as a 405:(differentiated with the "ghost radical" 2418:Journal of the American Oriental Society 2395: 2330: 2302: 2259: 2247: 2155:Knoblock, John; Riegel, Jeffrey (2000). 2049:Journal of the American Oriental Society 1888:. Translated by Hawkes, David. Penguin. 1454:has the earliest textual usages of both 955:(c. 239 BCE) quotes Confucius comparing 830:"spirit; god" from Proto-Tibeto-Burman * 1966: 1693: 1586:"monstrous things, and water-sprites". 1248:illustration from the 1802 CE Japanese 1204:(c. 1080 CE)—define a contrast between 76: 1977: 1228:illustration of this hornless dragon. 919:"devil; ghost" borrowed from Chinese. 867:Schuessler reconstructed Old Chinese * 112:(lit. "hornless-dragon mouth") was an 2383: 2371: 2359: 2347: 1759:Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 1628:and art, most dragons, including the 7: 2544:Hornless dragon on a porcelain plate 2318: 2100:Journal of Asian and African Studies 2019: 1973: 1936:Visser, Marinus Willern de (2008) . 1599:(late 1st century CE) considers the 1427:"demons of the rivers and marshes", 561:phonetic, or, a hornless is called 221:; 'hornless dragon+head' or 2034:Selected Works of Peter A. Boodberg 1732:combined with the phonetic element 474:representing the demon's hair, cf. 1928:The Ch'un Ts'ew with the Tso Chuen 1660:"horned dragon; hornless dragon". 745:"a kind of dragon; a demon"; but * 445:. Note the "ghost radical" in the 14: 2455:Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2008). 2412:Kroll, Paul W (1989). "Review of 1996:The Classic of Mountains and Seas 1942:. Introduction by Loren Coleman. 1616:Horned dragon roof decoration in 1555:, cast nine instructional bronze 1369:(c. 4th century BCE) first wrote 894:"goblin; demon, evil spirit" and 713:"primary rainbow" and Yin/female 86:" or "a mountain demon" (namely, 2529:Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2278:. Translated by Watson, Burton. 1852:Canda - Paris by Pierre Palpant. 1820:Canda - Paris by Pierre Palpant. 1574:Note how Legge translates each 1448:(c. 389 BCE) commentary to the 864:"goblin; demon; evil spirit"). 658:etymologically descends from a 2275:Records of the Grand Historian 1911:. Hong Kong University Press. 1906: 1733: 1729: 1723: 1719: 1706: 1671: 1657: 1648: 1639: 1632: 1596: 1544: 1515: 1508: 1501: 1494: 1483: 1476: 1465: 1458: 1416: 1405: 1396: 1374: 1360: 1346: 1332: 1319: 1312: 1300: 1292: 1276: 1268: 1215: 1208: 1180: 1169: 1155: 1145: 1138: 1134: 1127: 1123: 1116: 1104:Records of the Grand Historian 1088: 1081: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1056: 1043: 1036: 1029: 1022: 1018: 1011: 1004: 986: 966: 959: 934: 883: 879: 875: 853: 841:Matisoff analyzes Benedict's * 825: 808: 782:"demon" root, also evident in 771: 762: 753: 742: 738: 734: 717: 708: 693: 686: 655: 651: 613: 605: 597: 592: 584: 577: 573: 569: 558: 550: 545: 541: 537: 530: 526: 522: 514: 510: 506: 502: 496:(121 CE), which was the first 482: 478: 469: 463: 457: 450: 442: 435: 431: 427: 418: 406: 400: 389: 385: 377: 367: 362: 357: 352: 347: 341: 327: 317: 312: 299: 295: 264: 260: 245: 241: 225: 213: 209: 197: 184: 178: 166: 162: 150: 146: 138: 134: 109: 92: 88: 64: 1: 2307:pp. 311-2 digitalized edition 1939:The Dragon in China and Japan 1862:The Religious System of China 1843:- Literature House (reprint). 1829:The Religious System of China 1811:- Literature House (reprint). 1797:The Religious System of China 1399:, without the ghost radical. 1377:, but more classics like the 1311:normally use "ghost radical" 1091:"fast snake": the chariot of 856:with another Tibetan cognate 696:"female dragon". Compare how 610:Classic of Mountains and Seas 1106:" (c. 100 BCE) biography of 912:"devil", and possibly Proto- 392:"hornless dragon" is also a 2563:Chinese legendary creatures 2128:University of Hawai'i Press 2083:Karlgren, Bernhard (1957). 1551:, legendary founder of the 1395:) phonetically wrote it as 1021:"green horned-dragons" and 860:"goblins and demons" (from 608:"earth cricket," which the 205:; 'owl/hawk+mouth'. 82:) means either "a hornless 2589: 1903:Le Blanc, Charles (1985). 1066:"red hornless-dragon" and 2400:p. 45 digitalized edition 2335:p. 44 digitalized edition 2280:Columbia University Press 2236:Qu Yuan & Hawkes 1985 2224:Qu Yuan & Hawkes 1985 2212:Qu Yuan & Hawkes 1985 2200:Qu Yuan & Hawkes 1985 2188:Qu Yuan & Hawkes 1985 2165:Stanford University Press 2118:Schuessler, Axel (2007). 1857:de Groot, Jan Jakob Maria 1825:de Groot, Jan Jakob Maria 1793:de Groot, Jan Jakob Maria 1771:de Groot, Jan Jakob Maria 1349:, but earlier texts like 1256: 1244: 1000:(c. 2nd century CE) uses 468:(with the "hair radical" 394:variant Chinese character 55: 2540:, National Palace Museum 1728:uses the "bird radical" 1530:as "born in the strange 969:"hornless dragons", and 640:, Paul K. Benedict, and 114:imperial roof decoration 2416:by Jean-Pierre Dieny". 2085:Grammata Serica Recensa 1578:syllable individually: 1518:); the legendary ruler 991:"a one-footed dragon". 741:"a kind of demon", and 700:cosmology dichotomized 647:Boodberg proposed that 130:Modern Standard Chinese 35:Hall of Supreme Harmony 2512:National Palace Museum 1976:, p. 137, citing 1752:"Chinese Dragon Names" 1750:Carr, Michael (1990). 1736:to form the full word. 1621: 1572: 1526:'s commentary glosses 1260: 1176:, which describes the 980: 591:This "earth cricket" ( 303: 42: 2508:Warring States period 2282:. pp. 309, 312. 1665:comparative mythology 1615: 1567: 1341:(111 CE) first wrote 1239: 975: 928:Chinese classic texts 849:, and links Chinese * 546:若龍而黃北方謂之地螻从虫离聲或云無角曰螭。 500:of characters, gives 430:is sometimes written 350:is pronounced either 288: 29:("hornless dragon"). 24: 2548:Royal Alberta Museum 2521:hornless dragon head 1547:context records how 1315:characters to write 1211:"horned dragon" and 1110:includes two of his 898:"species of demon", 737:"a mountain demon", 453:(with a phonetic of 118:Chinese architecture 2573:Chinese iconography 2487:, Chinese Etymology 1846:Digitalized edition 1814:Digitalized edition 1479:18;) refers to the 1225:Gujin Tushu Jicheng 1141:mentions them with 1130:mentions them with 1119:poems that mention 689:"male dragon" and * 666:"wild oxen", from * 360:"demon; dragon" or 302:"a dragon; a demon" 2272:Sima Qian (1993). 1993:Anonymous (2000). 1622: 1412:in the expression 1261: 905:"unclean spirit", 704:between Yang/male 498:Chinese dictionary 304: 43: 2495:Kangxi Dictionary 2470:978-0-8048-3864-1 2022:, pp. 138–9. 845:"demon" root as * 670:"wild bull" and * 638:Peter A. 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Forbidden City
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Santai County
Chinese
pinyin
Wade–Giles
dragon
Chinese mythology
Chinese art
chiwen
imperial roof decoration
Chinese architecture
Modern Standard Chinese




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