feifei
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The feifei is a fast-moving, long-haired creature that supposedly ate people. If you drink the blood of the feifei, you will be able to see ghosts. It is so strong that it can shoulder one thousand catties [500 kg (1,100 lb)] ... its upper lip always covers its head.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – -200
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Yi Zhou Shu and Erya.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The Yi Zhou Shu and Erya compiled in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE mention a fast-moving, long-haired creature using a character commonly translated as "baboon" (狒狒; feifei) that supposedly ate people: If you drink the blood of the feifei, you will be able to see ghosts.”
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