鳳 (fung6 | feng4) : phoenix

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鳳

fung6

feng4

Feng, a male phoenix

Stroke count: 14

Level: 4

Radical: (#196)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鳳 / 凤

This word has been viewed 15357 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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鳳梨 fung6 lei4 feng4 li2 = pineapple 國

龍鳳 lung4 fung6 long2 feng4 = dragon and phoenix; (placename) Lung Fung

鳳爪 fung6 zaau2 feng4 zhao3 = chicken's feet (dim sum)

鳳凰 fung6 wong4 feng4 huang2 = the phoenix; (placename) Fung Wong

鳳仙花 fung6 sin1 faa1 feng4 xian1 hua1 = balsam flower, balsamine, cypripedium, touch-me-not

鳳尾魚 fung6 mei5 jyu4*2 = anchovy

鳳凰樹 fung6 wong4 syu6 = a flame tree

鳳凰山 fung6 wong4 saan1 = Fung Wong Shan, Lantau Peak

鳳姐 fung6 ze2 = a prostitute; Phoenix (as a name in some instances) 粵

龍鳳胎 lung4 fung6 toi1 = fraternal twins, a pigeon pair (lit., "dragon and phoenix fetuses")

鸞鳳和鳴 lyun4 fung6 wo4 ming4 luan2 feng4 he2 ming2 = two birds sing together; couple's life is very good, is happily married

鳳竇 fung6 dau3 = a one-woman brothel (lit., "phoenix hole") 粵

鳳姐一樓一 fung6 ze2 jat1 lau4 jat1 = a one-woman brothel 粵

澳洲鳳尾松 ou3 zau1 fung6 mei5 cung4 = Cycas media (Australian nut palm)

一樓一鳳 jat1 lau4 jat1 fung6 yi1 lou2 yi1 feng4 = a one-woman brothel

鳳爪排骨飯 fung6 zaau2 paai4 gwat1 faan6 feng4 zhao3 pai2 gu3 fan4 = steam rice with spareribs and chicken feet (common formation)

天花龍鳳 tin1 faa1 lung4 fung6 tian1 hua1 long2 feng4 = hyperbole; exaggeration 粵

鳳凰木 fung6 wong4 muk6 feng4 huang2 mu4 = Flame of Forest (Tree); Delonix Regica

鳳梨酥 fung6 lei4 sou1 feng4 li2 su1 = pineapple shortcrust-pastry; pineapple tart (common formation)

攀龍附鳳 paan1 lung4 fu6 fung6 pan1 long2 fu4 feng4 = curry favour with people of power and influence

鳳毛麟角 fung6 mou4 leon4 gk3 feng4 mao2 lin2 jiao3 = sth. that is a rarity; sth. valuable that is hard to come by

終須有日龍穿鳳 zung1 seoi1 jau5 jat6 lung4 cyun1 fung6 zhong1 xu1 you3 ri4 long2 chuan1 feng4 = some day one will be successful 粵

鳳尾松 fung6 mei5 cung4 = cycad

偷龍轉鳳 tau1 lung4 zyun2 fung6 = make a secret substitution; secretly steal a male child and substitute a female child 粵

丹鳳 daan1 fung6 dan1 feng4 = Danfeng (place in Shaanxi)

鳳翔 fung6 coeng4 feng4 xiang2 = Fengxiang (place in Shaanxi), Fung Cheung

鳳岡 fung6 gong1 feng4 gang1 = Fenggang (place in Guizhou)

鳳慶縣 fung6 hing3 jyun6 feng4 qing4 xian4 = Fengqing county (county in Yunnan)

鳳陽 fung6 joeng4 feng4 yang2 = Fengyang (place in Anhui), Fung Yeung

鳳縣 fung6 jyun6 feng4 xian4 = Feng county (county in Shaanxi)

鳳山 fung6 saan1 feng4 shan1 = Fengshan (city in Taiwan, place in Guangxi), Fung Shan

鳳城 fung6 sing4 feng4 cheng2 = Fengcheng Manzu autonomous county (place in Liaoning), Fung Sing

鳳台 fung6 toi4 feng4 tai2 = Fengtai (place in Anhui)

來鳳 lai4 fung6 lai2 feng4 = Laifeng (place in Hubei)

鳳凰四重奏 fung6 wong4 sei3 cung4 zau3 = Phoenix Quartet (TVB drama)

徐小鳳 ceoi4 siu2 fung6 xu2 xiao3 feng4 = Paula Tsui

鳳凰男 fung6 wong4 naam4 feng4 huang2 nan2 = phoenix man

鳳林鎮 fung6 lam4 zan3 feng4 lin2 zhen4 = Fenglin (town in Taiwan)

林鳳嬌 lam4 fung6 giu1 lin2 feng4 jiao1 = Joan Lin

李賽鳳 lei5 coi3 fung6 li3 sai4 feng4 = Moon Lee

李美鳳 lei5 mei5 fung6 li3 mei3 feng4 = Elizabeth Lee

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大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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