鸟兽希革 (鳥獸希革) niǎoshòuxīgé

niǎoshòuxīgé phrase birds and animals have thin [feathers and] fur
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from the text 尚書 “Book of History”, 堯典 Canon of Yao (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Legge 1865, vol. 3, part 1, p. 20)