Chinese Mythology: Qiong Qi

Preface: The Qiong Qi (穷奇)  is one of the four ferocious beasts in Chinese mythology, representing evil.

Hěnjiǔhěnjiǔqián , zàizhōngguódàideshénhuàshìjiè , yǒuzhǒngxiōngshòumíngjiàoqióng 。

In a long, long time ago, in the mythical world of ancient China, there was a fierce beast named Qiong Qi.

Qióngshì西fāngtiānshàohàodehòudài , dànyīnzhōngxìn , huāntīngxìnhuàihuà , zuòjìnèshì , bèishùnliúfàngdàolebiānjiāng , yòngláixiéè 。

Qiong Qi was the descendant of Shao Hao, the Western Heavenly Emperor. But because he was disloyal and untrusted, loved to listen to bad words, and did all kinds of evil deeds, he was exiled to the border by Emperor Shun to ward off evil.

Gēn 《 shānhǎijīng 》 dezǎi , qióngdewàimàoxiànglǎo , dànxíngxiàngniúyàng , háizhǎngzheduìchìbǎng 。 xìngqíngxiōnghěn , huānchīrén , yóuhuānchīxiēzhōngchéngshànliángderén 。

According to the records in ”the Book of Mountains and Seas”, Qiong Qi looked like a tiger but was as big as a cow, with a pair of wings. It had a fierce temperament and loved to eat humans, especially those who were loyal and kind.

Chuánshuōzhōng , měidāngyǒurénjià , qióngjiùhuìfēidàoxiànchǎng , yǒudefāngchīdiào , érxiēzuòhuàishìderén 。

In legends, whenever people fought, Qiong Qi would fly to the scene and eat the one who was in the right, while encouraging those who did bad things.

Ránér , yǒutiān , wèimíngjiàozhuāndeyīngxióngláidàoleqióngsuǒzàideluò 。 Zhuānkàndàoleqióngdeèxíng , juédìngyàojiàoxùn 。

However, one day, a hero named Zhuan Xu came to the tribe where Qiong Qi lived. Zhuan Xu saw Qiong Qi’s evil deeds and decided to teach it a lesson.

Jīngguòchánglièdezhàndòu , zhuānzhōngzhànshèngleqióng , jiāngzhúchūleluò 。 Cóng , qióngzàihuāngzhōngchùyóudàng , chéngwéiledexiéècúnzài 。

After a fierce battle, Zhuan Xu finally defeated Qiong Qi and expelled it from the tribe. From then on, Qiong Qi wandered around in the wilderness, becoming a lonely evil presence.

Zhèshìgàomen , xiéèdexíngwéizuìzhōnghuìdàoyīngyǒudechéng , érzhèngzhíshànliángcáishìmenyīnggāizhuīqiúdeměi 。

This story tells us that evil deeds will eventually receive their just punishment, and integrity and kindness are the virtues we should pursue.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语,简单易学,中英对照,适合初学者!
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!

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