>>55849658>in the original chinese mythology looks like some sort of chmerayes, but no.
it's a chimera due to a continent wide game of telephone resulting in bad descriptions, same as rhinoceros to unicorn.
scales like a fish (the spot pattern combined with comparisons to dragons because of the long next), body like a deer, cloven hooves, thick eyelashes, lion or oxes tail, a mane that sticks straight up, the only part that can't really be explained is the beard, and i think that was due to the darker color they have around their mouths and big chin.
