fenghuang

See also: fènghuáng, feng-huang, and Fenghuang

English

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 is frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon

Synonyms

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

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fenghuang m (plural fenghuangs)

1. (mythology) fenghuang