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fenghuang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
feng-huang
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

A county of Xiangxi prefecture, Hunan, China.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fenghuangs (plural) feng-huang (alternative) fung-hwang (alternative)

Synonyms

Chinese phoenix fung fum hoo ho-o

Questions

What does fenghuang mean?
A phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon.
Where does fenghuang come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰 /凤凰 (fènghuáng). Doublet of Fung-wong, hoo, and ho-o.

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