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狐狼野干 (*hu lang ye gan* [fox, wolf, and jackal]: for 狐, *hu* + *du* fanqie; *Yupian*: "a bewitching beast, ridden by ghosts, having three virtues; its temperament is moderate and harmonious, small in front and large behind, and when dying it must face its native hill"; in Sanskrit it is called *sṛgāla*, here translated as *yegan* [jackal]; in color it is blue-yellow, resembling a dog, traveling in packs and howling at night with a voice like a wolf; Sima Xiangru's *Zixu* and *Shanglin* rhapsodies mention: 'leaping afar, the *yegan*'; Sima Biao and Guo Pu's commentaries both say: 'The *yegan* is able to climb trees'; 射 is pronounced *ye*; *Guangzhi* says: 'It nests in precipitous crags and tall trees'; a meditation sūtra says: 'He saw a wild fox, and further saw a *yegan*'; thus we know the two are distinct).