fenghuang

See also: fènghuáng, feng-huang, and Fenghuang

English

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fenghuang

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Alternative forms

• feng-huang
• fung-hwang

Etymology

From Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Noun

fenghuang (plural fenghuangs)

1. (Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) A phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon.

Synonyms

• Chinese phoenix
• Ho-o (Japan)
• fum
• fung

Translations

mythical creature

Chinese: Hakka: fung-fòng Mandarin: 鳳凰 / 凤凰 (zh) (fènghuáng) French: fenghuang (fr) m Indonesian: hong (id) Japanese: 鳳凰 (ja) (hōō) Korean: 봉황 (ko) (bonghwang) (鳳凰 (ko)) Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡠᡩᠠᡳ (garudai) (male), ᡤᡝᡵᡠᡩᡝᡳ (gerudei) (female) Thai: เฟิ่งหฺวาง Vietnamese: phượng hoàng (vi), phụng hoàng (vi)

Spanish

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fenghuang

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Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fonˈxwan/ [fõŋˈxwãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: feng‧huang

Noun

fenghuang m (plural fenghuangs)

1. (Chinese mythology, mythology) fenghuang