"Phoenix" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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凤凰 fèng huáng phoenix
凤 fèng phoenix
凰 huáng phoenix
鷟 zhuó phoenix / river gull
火鸟 huǒ niǎo phoenix
鳯凰 fèng huáng phoenix / firebird
凤凰座 Fèng huáng zuò Phoenix (constellation)
龙凤 lóng fèng dragon and phoenix
凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom) / fig. few and far between
菲尼克斯 Fēi ní kè sī Phoenix, capital of Arizona / also 鳳凰城|凤凰城[Feng4 huang2 cheng2]
丹凤眼 dān fèng yǎn red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
鸾凤 luán fèng luan and phoenix / husband and wife / virtuous person / sovereign / belle
鸾 luán mythical bird related to phoenix
龙凤呈祥 lóng fèng chéng xiáng the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom) / auspicious / decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
威凤一羽 wēi fèng yī yǔ lit. one phoenix feather / fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
扳龙附凤 bān lóng fù fèng hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom) / fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
百鸟朝凤 bǎi niǎo cháo fèng lit. all birds paying looking up to the phoenix / fig. peace under a wise ruler
鸾飘凤泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom) / fig. bold, graceful calligraphy / married couple separated from each other / talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential
鸑 yuè young phoenix
丹凤 dān fèng red phoenix
四灵 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
雏凤 chú fèng lit. phoenix in embryo / fig. young talent / budding genius
凤凰号 Fèng huáng Hào Phoenix, NASA Mars explorer
鸴鸠笑鹏 xué jiū xiào péng the phoenix laughs at the roc (idiom)
鸾翔凤集 luán xiáng fèng jí lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom) / fig. a gathering of eminent people
望女成凤 wàng nu:3 chéng fèng lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
凤凰城 Fèng huáng chéng Phoenix, capital of Arizona / also 菲尼克斯[Fei1 ni2 ke4 si1]
凤眼 fèng yǎn elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
龙生龙，凤生凤 lóng shēng lóng , fèng shēng fèng lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom) / fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
认鸡作凤 rèn jī - zuò fèng lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to overestimate sth's worth
𬸚𬸦 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck
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