#海鲲

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Chinese Mythological Animals

I wrote this to myself as part of an accompanying notes for another novel I was reading, but I think this might be fairly interesting to some people so here it is!

鲲(Kun) and a 鹏 (Peng)

（Stole this from Baike)

The 鲲 Kun is a fish that could turn into a 鹏鸟 (Peng Niao), a type of bird. It was rumoured to live in the Northern Sea. Legends said that its wings were huge and could cover the sky, and when it changed, it flew south.

The origin for this creature comes from the Taoist classic “A Happy Excursion 逍遥游” written by the Philosophy Zhuangzi.

北冥有鱼, 其名为鲲.

In the Northern Sea there is a fish called Kun.

鲲之大，不知其几千里也;

The Kun is big; nobody knows how many thousand lis wide

化而为鸟，其名为鹏

It changes to a bird named Peng.

鹏之背，不知其几千里也；

The Peng’s back; nobody knows how many thousand lis wide

怒而飞, 其翼若垂天之云.

When it flies when incited, its wings covers the clouds

是鸟也，海运则将徙于南冥.

It’s a bird; it will migrate to the Southern Sea

南冥者，天池也

The Southern Sea is a natural pool.

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北冥有鱼，其名为鲲。鲲之大，不知其几千里也。化而为鸟，其名为鹏。鹏之背，不知其几千里也；怒而飞，其翼若垂天之云。是鸟也，海运则将徙于南冥。南冥者，天池也。

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