Original TextClassical Source
丹穴之山，有鸟焉，其状如鸡，五采而文，名曰凤皇……是鸟也，饮食自然，自歌自舞，见则天下安宁。
— 《南山经》
凤In Plain WordsVernacular
丹穴山的凤皇形如鸡而羽备五彩，头纹为德、翼纹为义、背纹为礼、膺纹为仁、腹纹为信；自饮自食、自歌自舞，一现身则天下太平。
The five-colored phoenix of Cinnabar Cave whose markings spell virtue, duty, ritual, benevolence and trust. It eats and dances of its own accord; its appearance heralds peace under heaven.