鳳凰
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Chinese[edit]
male Chinese phoenix | female Chinese phoenix | ||
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trad. (鳳凰) | 鳳 | 凰 | |
simp. (凤凰) | 凤 | 凰 | |
alternative forms | 鳳皇/凤皇 | ||
anagram | 凰鳳/凰凤 |
Etymology[edit]
Miyake (2015) reconstructed Old Chinese pronunciation *N-prəm-s ɢʷˁɑŋ and proposed, though with uncertainty, that the mythical bird's name is the affixed form of 風皇 (“wind sovereign”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
鳳凰
Usage notes[edit]
In modern usage, 鳳凰 is often transliterated as fenghuang in English for distinction, while phoenix is also translated literally as 不死鳥/不死鸟 (bùsǐniǎo, literally “immortal bird”) in Chinese.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms from 鳳凰
Proper noun[edit]
鳳凰
- (~縣) Fenghuang (a county of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China)
- (~街道) Fenghuang (a subdistrict of Echeng district, Ezhou, Hubei, China)
- (~鎮) Fenghuang (name of various towns in China)
- (~村) Fenghuang (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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鳳 | 凰 |
ほう Jinmeiyō |
おう Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
/pouwau/ → /ɸoːwɔː/ → /hoːɔː/ → /hoːoː/
Borrowing from Chinese 鳳凰 (fènghuáng, literally “male fire-bird + female fire-bird”),[1][2][3] date of borrowing unknown.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (Chinese mythology) fenghuang: a fabled Chinese fire-bird
- a style of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a stylized fenghuang
- (shogi) phoenix: a piece in 中将棋 (chū-shōgi) and larger shogi variants
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
See also[edit]
See also
Proper noun[edit]
- a type of incense
- a place name
- a female given name
- a surname
Derived terms[edit]
- 鳳凰山 (Hōō-san)
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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鳳 | 凰 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
Hán tự in this term | |
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鳳 | 凰 |
Verb[edit]
鳳凰
- chữ Hán form of phượng hoàng (“phoenix”).
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