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fenghuang

name · noun · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • fǔngʹhwängʹ

1

name

Meaning 1

A county of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Chinese, Japanese

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Chinese phoenix, fung, fum, hoo, ho-o

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mandarin 鳳凰 /凤凰 (Fènghuáng).

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fung6 wong4) — county
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳳凰 /凤凰 (Fènghuáng) — county
  • Chinese Cantonese: 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fung6 wong4) — mythical creature
  • Hakka Chinese: fung-fòng — mythical creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fènghuáng) — mythical creature
  • French: fenghuang — mythical creature
  • Indonesian: hong — mythical creature
  • Japanese: 鳳凰 (hōō) — mythical creature
  • Korean: 봉황 (bonghwang) — mythical creature
  • Manchu: ᡤᠠᡵᡠᡩᠠᡳ (garudai) — mythical creature
  • Manchu: ᡤᡝᡵᡠᡩᡝᡳ (gerudei) — mythical creature
  • Polish: fenghuang — mythical creature
  • Thai: เฟิ่งหฺวาง — mythical creature
  • Vietnamese: phượng hoàng — mythical creature
  • Vietnamese: phụng hoàng — mythical creature