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See also category: Shōjō (documents).
The shōjō (猩々) is the Japanese transliteration from the Chinese.
The xing-xing (猩猩) is mentioned in the Bencao Gangmu ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), and identified as referring to the orangutan; the compiling medicinalist (Li Shizen) writes that xing-xing (猩猩) was formerly written sheng sheng 狌狌,[1][2] hence, Unschuld emends the authentic pronunciation of 猩猩 to be "sheng sheng".[2]
Thus the sheng sheng 狌狌 mentioned in the Shan Hai Jing, etc., may be categorized here also. Note its translator Strassberg does the opposite of Unschuld and reads 狌狌 as xingxing.[3] The beast's name is rendered into English as live-lively by Birrell.[4]
- ↑ Li Shizhen (2003) "Drug 51-54 Xingxing" in Compendium of Materia Medica: Bencao Gangmu, 5, Foreign Languages Press, pp. 4,128– ISBN: 9787119032603.
- ↑ a b Li Shizhen (2021) "Four-legged Animals III. 51-52. Sheng sheng" in Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume VIII: Clothes, Utensils, Worms, Insects, Amphibians, Animals with Scales, Animals with Shells, University of California Press, pp. 920– ISBN: 9780520976986.
- ↑ "2. Xingxing" in Strassberg, Richard E. , ed. (2018) A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas, University of California Press, pp. 83–85 ISBN: 978-0-52029-851-4.
- ↑ Birrell, Anne , ed. (2000) The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Penguin Books, p. 2 ISBN: 9780140447194.
Media in category "Shōjō"
The following 13 files are in this category, out of 13 total.
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Bencao gangmu-tr-Suzuki-v12-p449-xingxing-shojo.jpg 777 × 1,181; 140 KB
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Shahaijing-chongzhen(1628–1644)-nanshanjing1-fol1b-shengsheng.jpg 516 × 424; 42 KB
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Shojo, the Sea Sprite, in Sake Bowl LACMA AC1998.249.183.jpg 2,100 × 1,936; 707 KB
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Shojo- The Drunken Sea Sprite LACMA M.87.263.27.jpg 1,776 × 2,100; 529 KB
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Wakan Sansai Zue - Shojo.jpg 260 × 436; 66 KB
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Wakan-sansai-zue-bk040-v021-f13a-shojo - labeled.jpg 841 × 1,993; 443 KB
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南山經-狌狌.svg 1,200 × 1,600; 333 KB