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Overview
In the Western Wilderness, the Shenyijing describes 獏㺔 as a being of ordinary human stature dressed in worn clothes covered with knots. Its hands have tiger claws. It watches for people traveling alone and eats their brains. The narrative also gives it a tongue that can uncoil across the ground for more than a zhang.
The account describes a traveler’s escape through the exposed tongue: a large heated stone thrown onto it kills the attacker. This belongs to the text’s encounter narrative, connecting the predator’s conspicuous anatomy with its defeat.
Origins & earliest records
China; named geography within the cited primary text
Records & interpretation
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Shenyijing
Western Wilderness, passage beginning 西荒之中有人焉
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Shenyijing
Western Wilderness. Western Wilderness, passage beginning 西荒之中有人焉
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- Primary text transcriptionShenyijing — Western Wilderness, passage beginning 西荒之中有人焉Research access: 2026-10-05
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