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51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛含泥爲巢乃生雛含蟲哺子呴呴相樂來以社日去以九月

52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂化爲寃鳥其名曰杜鵑春山月白長啼不如歸

53. 雉 : 羽有文彩故曰華蟲鳴于山陽其聲角角

54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長得雲將行雨見則在野飛則在天變化不測

55. 麟 : 麟之爲物一角五趾不畜於家不恒有於天下待聖人而出


Translation

Student 1 : Sanghoon Na

51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛含泥爲巢乃生雛含蟲哺子呴呴相樂來以社日去以九月

Swallows: Female swallows and male ones fly together. They carry mud in mouth to build a nest and then give birth to fledglings. They hold insects in mouth to feed the young. Sounding "GOO GOO," they enjoy each other. They come on the third day of the third month and leave in the ninth month.


52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂化爲寃鳥其名曰杜鵑春山月白長啼不如歸

Cuckoo: The emperor's spirit of Shu became a grieving bird. Its name is Cuckoo. On spring mountain with full moon it wails "Pulyŏgui(lit. It's not as good as returning,)."


53. 雉 : 羽有文彩故曰華蟲鳴于山陽其聲角角

Pheasants: Their feathers have beautiful patterns. Therefore, it is called Flowery Fowl. It crows at the south of mountains. Its sound is "KAK KAK."


54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長得雲將行雨見則在野飛則在天變化不測

Dragon: Among three hundreds of scaled animals the dragon is the chief. It gets clouds and then goes with rain. When seen, it is in the field. When flying, it is in the sky. The change of [its movement] is not predictable.


55. 麟 : 麟之爲物一角五趾不畜於家不恒有於天下待聖人而出

[Female] Unicorn: The way the unicorn is a being is that it has one horn and five feet. It is not raised by households. It is not always under heaven. Waiting for sages, it comes out [if it sees sages].



Student 2 : Younès M'Ghari


51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛含泥爲巢乃生雛含蟲哺子呴呴相樂來以社日去以九月

Females and males fly together, carry mud in their mouth and form nests. Then give birth to fledglings, carry insects and feed the children [which] enjoy together [while doing] ‘gugu’1. They come on the Sa-il2, they leave on the ninth month.


52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂化爲寃鳥其名曰杜鵑春山月白長啼不如歸

The spirit of the emperor of Shu3 transformed into a wronged bird. It is named ‘cuckoo’. In the spring mountain when the moon is [bright] white, [its] long cry is not as good as going back.


53. 雉 : 羽有文彩故曰華蟲鳴于山陽其聲角角

The[ir] feathers have patterns and colors, therefore they are called ‘florish creatures’4, it cries in the south side of mountains and sounds like ‘kakkak’5.


54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長得雲將行雨見則在野飛則在天變化不測

Scaled creatures are three hundreds and the dragons are their chiefs. They get clouds and lead the conduct of rain. If they are seen, then it is in the fields; if they fly then it is in the heaven. Their transformations are unpredictable.


55. 麟 : 麟之爲物一角五趾不畜於家不恒有於天下待聖人而出

The way unicorns are things consist in having one horn and five toes. They are not not raised by households. They are not permanently under the heaven, wait sages and [then] come out.


1: 呴呴 (kugu, 'gugu'), approximation of an onomatopeia that is attributed to certain birds.

2: 社日 (Sa-il), the fifth day after the spring solstice.

3: 蜀 (Chinese: Shu), a kingdom located in the far South-West of China that was established in 221. It was annexed by the Wei kingdom in 265, which marked the start of the Jin dynasty and the end of the period of the Chinese Three Kingdoms.

4: 蟲 (chung), sometimes used for insects, sometimes used more widely for animals (notably including tigers like in 水滸傳 (Shuihuzhuan, 16th century)).

5: 角角 (kakkak), approximation of an onomatopeia that is attributed to pheasants.

Student 3 : Petra Sváková

51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛含泥爲巢乃生雛含蟲哺子呴呴相樂來以社日去以九月

Swallows: Females and males fly [happily together], carrying mud in [their] mouths to make nests, [they] then give birth to fledgelings; carrying insects in [their] mouths to feed [their] children, [they] enjoy each other while [doing] "ku ku". [They] come on the fifth day after the spring equinox and leave in the ninth month.


52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂化爲寃鳥其名曰杜鵑春山月白長啼不如歸

Cuckoos: The spirit of the emperor of Ch'ok (Ch. Shu) transformed into a bird of resentment, [so] they are named cuckoos. In spring mountains [when] the moon is bright, [they] wail longly "Pul'yŏkwi"1.


53. 雉 : 羽有文彩故曰華蟲鳴于山陽其聲角角

Pheasants: [Their] feathers have patterns and colours, therefore [they are] called 'flowery insects2'. [They] cry on the south side of mountains [and] their sound is "kak kak".


54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長得雲將行雨見則在野飛則在天變化不測

Dragons: [Among] three hundred scaled insects, dragons are the chiefs. [They] obtain clouds [and] control rain. [If they are] seen, then [they are] in fields, [if they] fly, then [they are] in the sky. [Their] transformations cannot be predicted.


55. 麟 : 麟之爲物一角五趾不畜於家不恒有於天下待聖人而出

Unicorns (rin): The way of unicorns being things is [that they have] one horn and five toes. [They are] not raised by households [and they] do not always exist under the Heaven. [They] wait for the sages and then come out.


1 This literally means 'not as good as returning'.

2 華蟲 is another word meaning 'pheasant'.


Student 4 : (Write your name)


51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛含泥爲巢乃生雛含蟲哺子呴呴相樂來以社日去以九月

Swallows – The female and the male fly together. Carrying mud in their mouths to make nests, [they] then birth fledglings and carry insects in their mouths to feed them. [Chirping] "gu gu,"1 [they] enjoy each other's company. [They] arrive after the spring equinox and leave in the ninth month.

52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂化爲寃鳥其名曰杜鵑春山月白長啼不如歸

Cuckoos – The spirit of Emperor Shu2 transformed into a bird of resentment, [and] it is named the cuckoo. In spring mountains [when] the moon is bright, it wails for a long time, "better to return."

53. 雉 : 羽有文彩故曰華蟲鳴于山陽其聲角角

Pheasants – [Their] feathers are patterned and brightly colored, thus [they] are called flowery insects. Crying on the south side of mountains, their sound [is] "gu gu."

54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長得雲將行雨見則在野飛則在天變化不測

Dragons – Of the three hundred scaled insects, the dragon is the leader. [Dragons] obtains clouds to control the rain. [When] seen, then they are [seen] in wild fields; [when] flying, then they are [flying] in the sky. [Their] changes and transformations cannot be measured.

55. 麟 : 麟之爲物一角五趾不畜於家不恒有於天下待聖人而出

Rin3 – The rin's way of being a thing [is that it has] one horn and five toes. [It] is not raised by households [and it] does not always exist under heaven, [but] await sages and then come out.


1 An onomatopoeia (K: ku ku).

2 The ruler of a short-lived state that existed during the Three Kingdoms period in China.

3 Also called a unicorn [C: lin].

Student 5 : (Jae Yong Chang)


51. 燕: 雌雄于飛, 含泥爲巢乃生雛, 含蟲哺子, 呴呴相樂, 來以社日, 去以九月

Swallows: Females and males fly together happily. They carry the mud in their mouth to make a nest and then give birth to young birds. They carry insects to feed them. They enjoy each other. They come in the fifth day of the fifth month and go in the ninth day of the ninth month.

52. 杜鵑: 蜀帝之魂, 化爲寃鳥, 其名曰杜鵑, 春山月白, 長啼不如歸

Cuckoos: The spirit of the emperor of change to become a resentful bird. Their name is cuckoo. In the spring mountain when the moon is white, their long cry might not go back.

53. 雉: 羽有文彩, 故曰, 華鳴, 蟲鳴于山陽, 其聲角角

Pheasants: [Their] feathers have pattern and color. Therefore, they are called ‘flowery insects.” They cry in the south side of mountains. Their sound is “kak kak.”

54. 龍: 鱗蟲三百龍爲長, 得雲將行雨, 見則在野, 飛則在天, 變化不測

Dragons: Having three hundreds of scales and insects, dragons become a head. They obtain the cloud and lead the rain. If they are seen, they are in the field. If they fly, they are in the sky. [Their] change cannot be measured.

55. 麟: 麟之爲物, 一角五趾, 不畜於家, 不恒有於天下, 待聖人而出

Giraffes: What the giraffes are that they have one horn and five legs. [So] they are not raised in households. They are not always in the heaven. They wait for the sages and then come out.

Student 6 : (Goeun Lee)

51. 燕 : 雌雄于飛 含泥爲巢乃生雛 含蟲哺子 呴呴相樂 來以社日1) 去以九月

Swallow: Females and males fly together, they carry mud in mouth to build a nest. Thereby young birds are born. [Then] they carry insects in mouth to feed their young. They enjoy each other singing, “gugu.” They come around Sail (社日) and leave in the ninth month.


52. 杜鵑 : 蜀帝之魂 化爲寃鳥 其名曰杜鵑 春山月白 長啼不如歸2)

Cuckoo: The emperor of Shu’s spirit transformed into a grudge-bearing bird. It is named cukoo. In Spring, among mountains under the bright moon, it cries for a long time, “buryeogwi.”


53. 雉 : 羽有文彩 故曰華蟲 鳴于山陽 其聲角角

Pheasant: [Its] wings have patterns and colors, therefore it is called ‘flowery insects.’ It cries in the south side of mountains and it sounds “gakgak.”


54. 龍 : 鱗蟲三百龍爲長 得雲將行雨 見則在野 飛則在天 變化不測

Dragon: [Among] three hundred scaled insects, dragon is the head [of them]. Along with clouds, it leads rain. It is seen in the fields, flies in the sky. Its transformation cannot be predicted.


55. 麟 : 麟之爲物 一角五趾 不畜於家 不恒有於天下 待聖人而出

Unicorn as an animal has a horn and five toes. It is not raised in a house. It is not always under heaven. It waits for sages and then appear.


1) Sail (社日) is the fifth day after the Beginning of Spring (立春) which is usually around February 4th of the solar calendar.

2) 不如歸 can be an onomatopoeia but also literally means “better not to return.”



Student 7 : (Write your name)



Student 8 : (Write your name)



Student 9 : (Write your name)



Student 10 : Jelena Gledić


51. Swallow:

The female and male in flight carry mud in their mouths to make a nest. Then they have fledglings, and carry insects in their mouths to feed their offspring. “Xu, xu”, together they rejoice. They come on Community Day[1], and leave in the ninth month.

52. Cuckoo:

The spirit of the Emperor of Shu transformed into this wronged bird[2]. Its name is cuckoo. In the spring mountain, when the moon is bright, it incessantly cries: “bu ru gui[3]”.

53. Pheasant:

Its feathers have patterns and colors, that is why it is called the flowery creature. It cries in the adret. Its sound is “jiao, jiao”.

54. Dragon:

The dragon is the head of the three hundred scaly creatures. It gets clouds to control the movement of rain. If it is seen, it is in the field. If it is flying, it is in heaven. Its changes cannot be predicted.

55. Lin[4]:

Lins are things that have one horn and five footprints. They are not raised by households. They are not always present in the world, they wait for the coming of sages.

Student 11 : (Write your name)



Student 12 : (Write your name)


51. Swallow: Female and male swallows fly. They keep mud in their mouth and make their nest. Then they give birth to a fledgling, and keep bugs in their mouth to feed their sons. They enjoy each other with a sound of “xu xu (ku ku in Korean)”. They come on the third day of the third month (sail) and go on (the ninth day of) the ninth month.

52. Cuckoo: The soul of the Emperor of Shu transformed into a bird of resentment. Its name is called Dujuan (Tugyŏn in Korean). When the moon is white, it always cries like “burugui” (puryŏgwi in Korean) in the spring mountain.

53. Pheasant: Feathers have patterns and colors. Therefore, they are called ‘pheasant’. They cry in the sunny side of mountains. Its sound is “jiao jiao (kak kak in Korean)”.

  • 華蟲 has a meaning of a pheasant.

54. Dragon: Dragons become the king among the three hundred things that have scales. They have clouds and control rains. When they are seen, then they are in the fields. When they fly, they are in the sky. The transformation cannot be anticipated.

55. Unicorn (rin): A unicorn (rin) is a thing which has a horn and five toes. It cannot be raised in the household. It is not always under the heaven. It waits for a sage and comes out.

Student 13 : (Write your name)


  1. 社日, a day when community deities are worshiped. It is celebrated twice a year, five days after the start of spring, and five days after the start of autumn. Here it refers to the spring date.
  2. According to Chinese legend, the King of Shu Su Ning, later named Emperor Wang, retreated during a battle and after dying turned into a cuckoo, forever crying.
  3. Considered to be both an onomatopoeia for the sound of the bird, and also meaning literally “Not as good as returning”.
  4. A mythical animal often translated as unicorn.