fenghuang

See also: fènghuáng, feng-huang, and Fenghuang

English

Alternative forms

feng-huang, fung-hwang

Etymology

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

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, fung, fum; (Japan) hoo, (Japan) ho-o

Translations

mythical creature

Chinese:
Cantonese: 鳳凰 / 凤凰 (fung⁶ wong⁴)

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)
Polish: fenghuang m
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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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