| 鳳 | 699B30 42.70 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄈㄥˋ [feng4] | ||
| N. | (1) A mythic bird, the phoenix: 鳳皇 (also 凰) female (凰) and male, (鳳), symbol of married couple; 鳳凰于飛 the pair fly together happily; a wedding compliment; 鳳凰來儀 phoenix appears at court, an auspicious omen; 鳳求凰 the male chasing after the female; 鳳凰 (fig.) the elite scholars; oft. coupled with 龍 : 龍翻鳳舞 dance in swirling motion; see also 鸞 93.50; 鳳冠 bride's headdress; 鳳毛麟角 s.t. rare, unique (talent, etc.); 鳳鳴朝陽 phoenix singing in morning sun, unusually good omen for country. (2) A surname. | |||||
| Words | 1. 鳳翹 [feng4qiao2], n., (1) a ladies’ hair ornament; (2) ladies’ turn-up shoes. 2. 鳳雛 [feng4chu2], n., child prodigy, promising young man (oft. of friend's son). 3. 鳳蝶 [feng4die2], n., common white butterfly, Papilio xuthus. 4. 鳳詔 [feng4zhao4], n., imperial edict. 5. 鳳舉 [feng4jU3], v.i., soar aloft, achieve heights (of fame); (MC) be sent on mission abroad. 6. 鳳梨 [feng4li2], n., pineapple. 7. 鳳仙花 [feng4xian1hua1], n., balsam flower, Balsaminaceae. 8. 鳳簫 [feng4xiao1], n., flute. 9. 鳳子 [feng4zi0], n., a variety of big butterfly. 10. 鳳藻 [feng4zao3], n., flowery passage in writing. 11. 鳳尾蕉 [feng4wei3jiao1] or 鳳尾松 [feng4wei3song1], n., (bot.) a graceful palm, Cycas revoluta; 鳳尾草 [feng4wei3cao3], ferns. | |||||