English Explanatory Dictionary

fenghuang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon.
name
  1. A county of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China.

Pronunciation

fǔngʹhwängʹ

Word forms

fenghuang fenghuangs feng-huang fung-hwang

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fènghuáng). Doublet of Fung-wong, hoo, and ho-o.

Synonyms

Chinese phoenix fung fum hoo ho-o
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