Yu Shi

Yu Shi (traditional Chinese: 雨師; simplified Chinese: 雨师; pinyin: Yǔ Shī; "Master of Rain") is a Chinese spirit or god of rain, also known as or conflated with Red Pine (Chisong, 赤松, or Chisongzi – Master Red Pine),[1] among other names.[a] Translations of Yu Shi into English include "Lord of Rain" and "Leader of Rain".

  1. ^ Soushen Ji vol. 1-10 p. 9 of 203 quote: "赤松子者，神農時雨師也" translation: "Master Red Pine was Rain-Leader during the Divine Farmer's time"
  2. ^ Elegies of Chu "Questions to Heaven" quote: "蓱號起雨，何以興之？" translation based on Mair (1994): "The pluvial sprite cries out for rain to start falling; How does he bring it about? "
  3. ^ Wang Yi, Elegies of Chu - Syntactic and Semantic Analysis (楚辭章句) vol. 3 Heavenly Questions quote: "蓱，蓱翳，雨師名也。"
  4. ^ Soushen Ji vol. 1-10 p. 77 of 203. quote: "雨師：一曰屏翳，一曰號屏，一曰玄冥。"


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