Three-legged turtle (simplified Chinese: 三足龟; traditional Chinese: 三足龜; pinyin: Sānzúguī) and Three-legged softshell turtle (simplified Chinese: 三足鳖; traditional Chinese: 三足鱉; pinyin: Sānzúbiē) are mythical turtles from China. According to the ancient dictionary Erya, the former (pertaining to hardshell turtles including tortoises) is properly called Fen (simplified Chinese: 贲; traditional Chinese: 賁; pinyin: Fén), and the latter, Nai (Chinese: 能; pinyin: Nái).
Three-legged turtle (simplified Chinese: 三足龟; traditional Chinese: 三足龜; pinyin: Sānzúguī) and Three-legged softshell turtle (simplified Chinese: 三足鳖; traditional Chinese: 三足鱉; pinyin: Sānzúbiē) are mythical turtles from China. According to the ancient dictionary Erya, the former (pertaining to hardshell turtles including tortoises) is properly called Fen (simplified Chinese: 贲; traditional Chinese: 賁; pinyin: Fén), and the latter, Nai (Chinese: 能; pinyin: Nái).
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