Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 11, Entry 01
Pronounced zuō (entering tone) — "Jí gè qiè" in Jíyùn (Comprehensive Rhymes).
Yùpiān (Jade Letter) records it as a type of ox, weighing a thousand catties, found in the mountains north of Mount Hua. Jíyùn (Comprehensive Rhymes) states it is a mountain ox.
Xu Collection, Middle Volume, Page 453, Entry 05
Pronounced zuō (entering tone) — "Zài gè qiè" in Guǎngyùn (Vast Rhymes) and "Jí gè qiè" in Jíyùn (Comprehensive Rhymes). The meaning is the same.
Shānhǎijīng (Classic of Mountains and Seas) records: In the Lesser Hua Mountains, there are many qī oxen among the wild beasts. Guo Pu's commentary states: Nowadays, in the mountains north of Mount Hua, there are many mountain oxen weighing a thousand catties; these are the qī oxen. Wu Renchen says: The qī ox is the yak; for details, see the commentary on the character "lí".
Also recorded: On Mount Mu, in the Kuafu Mountains, there are also many qī oxen.