The Vermilion bird is ane o the Fower Seembols o the Cheenese constellations. Accordin tae Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental seestem, it represents the fire-element, the direction sooth, an the saison simmer correspondingly. Sicweys it is whiles cried the Vermilion bird o the Sooth (南方朱雀, Nán Fāng Zhū Què). It is kent as Zhuque in Cheenese, Suzaku in Japanese, Jujak in Korean an Chu Tước in Vietnamese. It is aften mistaken for the Fenghuang due tae similarities in appearance, but the twa are different creaturs. The Fenghuang (seemilar tae the phoenix in wastren meethologies) are legendary ruler o birds associatit wi the Cheenese Empress in the same wey the draigon is associatit wi the Emperor, while the Vermilion Bird is a meethological spirit creatur o the Cheenese constellations.
Quick Facts Chinese name, Cheenese ...
Vermilion Bird |
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Zhū Què sculptur on the eaves tile |
Chinese name |
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Cheenese | 朱雀 |
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Leeteral meanin | Vermilion Peafowl |
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Vietnamese name |
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Vietnamese alphabet | Chu Tước |
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Thai name |
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Thai | หงส์ไฟ |
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Korean name |
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Hangul | 주작 |
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Hanja | 朱雀 |
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Revised Romanisation | Ju-jak |
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Japanese name |
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Kanji | 朱雀 |
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Hiragana | すざく or しゅじゃく |
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Revised Hepburn | Suzaku or Shujaku |
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Kunrei-shiki | Suzaku or Syuzyaku |
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