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鳳凰 — meaning in English

hōō

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English meaning

  • phoenix noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.

Senses

鳳凰 is used for these senses in English:

  • fenghuang (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.
  • phoenix (Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.

phoenix — full definition

  1. noun A mythical bird said to burn up and then rise again from its own ashes.
  2. noun Something or someone that recovers and thrives after being destroyed or seemingly finished.

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