fenghuang

Etymology

From Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

noun

  1. (Chinese mythology, Japanese mythology) a phoenix found in Asian mythologies, which reigns over all other birds, often of female sex and is frequently found paired with the Chinese dragon

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