fenghuang

See also: fènghuáng, feng-huang, and Fenghuang

English

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 frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon.

Synonyms

Chinese phoenix
Ho-o (Japan)
fum
fung

Translations

mythical creature

Chinese:
Hakka: fung-fòng

Mandarin: 鳳凰 / 凤凰 (zh) (fènghuáng)
French: fenghuang (fr) m
Indonesian: hong (id)
Japanese: 鳳凰 (ja) (hōō)
Korean: 봉황 (ko) (bonghwang) (鳳凰 (ko))
Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡠᡩᠠᡳ (garudai) (male), ᡤᡝᡵᡠᡩᡝᡳ (gerudei) (female)
Thai: เฟิ่งหฺวาง
Vietnamese: phượng hoàng (vi), phụng hoàng (vi)

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /fəŋˈhuaŋ/ [fəŋˈhu.aŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: feng‧hu‧ang

Noun

fenghuang (plural fenghuang-fenghuang)

(Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) fenghuang
Synonym: hong

Further reading

“fenghuang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fonˈxwan/ [fõŋˈxwãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: feng‧huang

Noun

fenghuang m (plural fenghuangs)

(Chinese mythology, mythology) fenghuang