Original TextClassical Source
昆仑南渊深三百仞。开明兽身大类虎而九首，皆人面，东向立昆仑上。
— 《海内西经》
开In Plain WordsVernacular
昆仑之丘的守护神兽开明，身形如虎而生九首，皆为人面，向东而立，镇守天帝下都之门。
Guardian of Kunlun, the earthly capital of the High God: tiger-bodied with nine human faces, it stands facing east upon the sacred mountain.