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Chi-Yu may be modeled after members of the ''{{wp|Cyprinidae}}'' family, specifically the {{wp|goldfish}}. The beads around its eyes make it particularly similar to the {{wp|Telescope (goldfish)|telescope eye}} and {{wp|celestial eye}} breeds. The curved beads by its eyes are based on the ''{{wp|magatama}}'', comma-shaped beads made of jade that served as ceremonial and religious objects. The coloration and location of the beads, together with Chi-Yu being borne from envy, may invoke the idea of the "green-eyed monster", a phrase coined in {{wp|William Shakespeare}}'s ''{{wp|Othello}}'' to refer to jealousy. | Chi-Yu may be modeled after members of the ''{{wp|Cyprinidae}}'' family, specifically the {{wp|goldfish}}. The beads around its eyes make it particularly similar to the {{wp|Telescope (goldfish)|telescope eye}} and {{wp|celestial eye}} breeds. The curved beads by its eyes are based on the ''{{wp|magatama}}'', comma-shaped beads made of jade that served as ceremonial and religious objects. The coloration and location of the beads, together with Chi-Yu being borne from envy, may invoke the idea of the "green-eyed monster", a phrase coined in {{wp|William Shakespeare}}'s ''{{wp|Othello}}'' to refer to jealousy. | ||
It along with the other Treasures of Ruin may be based on the {{wp|Four Perils}} of Chinese mythology, specifically {{wp|Hundun}}, an embodiment of chaos described as a yellow oval creature with red limbs and no face, akin to Chi-Yu's body without its beads. It is also described as living in a permanent state of confusion, similar to the stereotype of goldfish. | |||
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Chi-Yu may be a combination of 鯽魚 / 鲫鱼 ''jìyú'' (Chinese for {{wp|Carassius|crucian carp}}, from which goldfish are domesticated) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). The name is formatted in {{wp|Wade–Giles}}, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century. | Chi-Yu may be a combination of 鯽魚 / 鲫鱼 ''jìyú'' (Chinese for {{wp|Carassius|crucian carp}}, from which goldfish are domesticated) and 玉 ''yù'' (Chinese for jade). The name is formatted in {{wp|Wade–Giles}}, a romanization system used in the Anglosphere for most of the 20th century. | ||