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Wo-Chien may be modeled after the {{wp|decollate snail}}, predatory land snails native to the Mediterranean whose shells are blunt and conical. Wo-Chien's shell is constructed from {{wp|Bamboo and wooden slips|slips}}, narrow strips of bamboo or wood used as writing media in China prior to the introduction of paper. It may be based on ''táowù'', a creature in Chinese mythology | Wo-Chien may be modeled after the {{wp|decollate snail}}, predatory land snails native to the Mediterranean whose shells are blunt and conical. Wo-Chien's shell is constructed from {{wp|Bamboo and wooden slips|slips}}, narrow strips of bamboo or wood used as writing media in China prior to the introduction of paper. It may be based on ''táowù'', a creature in Chinese mythology associated with ancient historical records. | ||
Wo-Chien's origins may reference the Chinese phrase 罄竹難書 / 罄竹难书 ''qìng zhú nán shū'', an idiom referring to sins that are so innumerable that using all the bamboo would not make enough tablets to record them. | Wo-Chien's origins may reference the Chinese phrase 罄竹難書 / 罄竹难书 ''qìng zhú nán shū'', an idiom referring to sins that are so innumerable that using all the bamboo would not make enough tablets to record them. | ||