fenghuang

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See also: fènghuáng, feng-huang, and Fenghuang

English

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fenghuang

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Noun

fenghuang (plural fenghuangs)

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

Synonyms

Translations

mythical creature

Chinese:
Mandarin: 鳳凰／凤凰 (zh) (fènghuáng)
Japanese: 鳳凰 (ja) (hōō)
Korean: 봉황 (ko) (bonghwang) (鳳凰 (ko))
Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡠᡩᠠᡳ (garudai) (male), ᡤᡝᡵᡠᡩᡝᡳ (gerudei) (female)
Vietnamese: phượng hoàng (vi), phụng hoàng (vi)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

fenghuang

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fenˈxwan/
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: feng‧huang

Noun

fenghuang m (plural fenghuangs)

(mythology) fenghuang

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