Standard Lemma guide

feng

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • fǔng
  • /ˈfɛŋ/
  • [ˈfɛŋ]
  • rhymes with -ɛŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F EH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A river in Shaanxi Province, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.

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Usage: historical

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from Mandarin.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The Latin-script letter ʩ, used to transcribe a voiceless velopharyngeal fricative in the context of disordered speech.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of fum (“fabulous Chinese bird”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A kind of Eurasian curry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 灃 /沣 (Fēng) and, as the city and surname, its alternative form 豐 /丰 (Fēng).

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 馮 /冯 (Féng). Doublet of Fung and Phung.

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鳳 /凤 (Fèng).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 灃水 /沣水 — River in Shaanxi Province, China
  • Hindi: फ़ेंग नदी (feṅg nadī) — River in Shaanxi Province, China
  • Chinese: 馮 /冯 — Translations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 馮 /冯 (fung4) — Translations
  • Hakka Chinese: 馮 /冯 (pung2) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馮 /冯 (Féng) — Translations
  • Indonesian: Fung — Translations
  • Indonesian: Phung — Translations
  • Tagalog: Fung — Translations
  • Vietnamese: Phùng — Translations
  • Vietnamese: 馮 — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳳 /凤 (Fèng) — county & surname