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Fenghuang

| s = 凤凰 | p = fènghuáng |mi= | tp = fònghuáng | gr = fenqhwang | w = | bpmf = | showflag = p | j = fung6-wong4 | y = fuhngwòhng | ci = | gan = fung5uong4 | wuu = vonwaon, bonwaon | poj = hōnghông | h = fung55fong11 | mc = bɨung^Hhwang | qn = | hiragana = ほうおう | romaji = hōō, | hangul = 봉황 | mr = ponghwang | rr = bonghwang | order = ts }}

''Fenghuang'' () are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. ''Fenghuang'' are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed ''feng'' and ''huang'' respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and ''fenghuang'' are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.

Fenghuang are known under similar names in various other languages (Japanese: ; or ; Korean: ). In the West, they are commonly called Chinese phoenixes, although mythological similarities with the Western/Persian phoenix are superficial. Provided by Wikipedia