FENG-HUANG

Meaning of FENG-HUANG in English

[Chinese] The Chinese phoenix and the personification of the primordial force of the heavens. Feng-huang has the head and the comb of a pheasant and the tail of a peacock.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

FÊNG HUANG — noun or fung-hwang ˈfəŋˈ(h)wäŋ Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) fêng 4 huang 2 , from fêng 4 male phoenix + huang 2 …
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FENG-HUANG
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HUANG — or Hwang or Yellow geographical name river about 3000 miles (4828 kilometers ) N China flowing from Kunlun Mountains in …
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HUANG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Huang ti Shih Huang ti Huang Chao Huang Ch'ao Huang He {{link=Huang Ho">Huang Ho …
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FENG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) K'ai feng Feng t'ien {{link=Feng shui">Feng shui
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HUANG — or Hwang ˈhwäŋ ; or Yellow river about 3000 miles (4828 kilometers ) N China flowing from Kunlun Mountains in …
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FENG — shui [noun] [U] - a Chinese philosophy which states that the position of buildings and the arrangement of furniture and …
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HUANG — feng huang Huang ti Shih Huang ti Huang Chao Huang Ch'ao Huang He Huang Ho Huang Lao Huang Hai
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FENG — feng huang K'ai feng Feng t'ien Feng shui
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K'AI-FENG — Pinyin Kaifeng, city in northern Honan sheng (province), China. Until 1955 it was the provincial capital (now transferred to Cheng-chou). …
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HUA KUO-FENG — biographical name 1920- pinyin Hua Guo.feng Chinese premier (1976-80)
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FENG SHUI — Traditional Chinese method of arranging the human and social world in auspicious alignment with the forces of the cosmos, including …
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FÊNG SHUI — ˈfəŋˈshwā noun Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) fêng 1 shui 3 , literally, wind and water, from fêng 1 wind + shui …
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FENG SHUI — noun Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) fēngshui geomantic omen, literally, wind-water Date: 1797 : a Chinese geomantic practice in which a structure …
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TUN-HUANG — Pinyin Dunhuang, city in western Kansu sheng (province), China. Situated in an oasis in the Kansu-Sinkiang desert, Tun-huang is at …
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PIEN CANAL — Wade-Giles romanization Pien Ho, Pinyin Bian He canal running northwest-southeast through Honan, Anhwei, and Kiangsu provinces of China. In medieval …
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K'AI-FENG JEW — Pinyin Kaifeng Jew member of a former religious community in Honan province, China, whose adoption of Judaism and careful observance …
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HUANG-TI — Pinyin Huangdi (Chinese: Yellow Emperor), in full (Wade-Giles) Shen Yen Huang-ti, third of ancient China's mythological emperors, a culture hero …
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HUANG-SHIH
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HUANG-SHAN — formerly T'un-hsi, Pinyin Huangshan, or Tunxi, city in southern Anhwei sheng (province), China. Huang-shan lies along the navigable Hsin-an River, …
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HUANG TSUNG-HSI — born Sept. 24, 1610, Y-yao, Chekiang province, China died Aug. 12, 1695, Y-yao Pinyin Huang Zongxi, also called Huang Li-chou …
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HUANG MOUNTAINS — Chinese (Wade-Giles and Pinyin) Huang Shan, complex mountain system in southern Anhwei province, China. Some 160 miles (250 km) in …
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HUANG HSING
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HUANG HO — The Huang Ho basin and the Yangtze River basin and their drainage networks. also spelled Hwang Ho, Pinyin Huang He, …
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HUANG CH'AO — died 884, China Pinyin Huang Chao Chinese rebel leader whose uprising so weakened the T'ang dynasty (618907) that it collapsed …
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HSIEN-FENG — born July 17, 1831, China died Aug. 22, 1861, Jehol, Jehol province [now Ch'eng-te, Hopeh], China Pinyin Xianfeng (reign name, …
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HONAN — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Ho-nan, (Pinyin) Henan, sheng (province) of north-central China. It has an area of 64,700 square miles (167,700 square …
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FENG-YAN — shih (municipality) and seat of T'ai-chung hsien (county), west-central Taiwan, situated about 7 miles (11 km) north of T'ai-chung city, …
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FENG-MAN DAM — Wade-Giles romanization Feng-man Shui-pa, Pinyin Fengman Shuiba hydroelectric and flood-control project on the Sungari River some 15 miles (24 km) …
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FENG-HUA — Pinyin Fenghua, town, Chekiang sheng (province), eastern China. Located in a fertile plain area 17 miles (27 km) southwest of …
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FENG YN-SHAN
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FENG Y-HSIANG — born Sept. 26, 1882, Hsing-chi-chen, Chihli [now in Hopeh province], China died Sept. 1, 1948 Pinyin Feng Yuxiang Chinese warlord, …
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FENG TAO — born 881, Ying-chou [now in Hopeh province], China died 954, China Pinyin Feng Dao Chinese Confucian minister generally given credit …
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FENG KUEI-FEN — born 1809, Soochow, Kiangsu province, China died May 28, 1874, Soochow Pinyin Feng Guifen Chinese scholar and official whose ideas …
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CH'IN-HUANG-TAO — Pinyin Qinhuangdao, seaport city lying in the east of Hopeh sheng (province), China, on the Liao-tung Gulf. Ch'in-huang-tao is situated …
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CH'IH-FENG — Pinyin Chifeng, Pinyin (Mongolian) Ulanhad, town, southeastern Inner Mongolia autonomous ch' (region), China. It lies on the upper reaches of …
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CH'ENG HUANG — Pinyin Cheng Huang (Chinese: "Wall and Moat"), in Chinese mythology, the spiritual magistrate and guardian deity of Chinese cities. Because …
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FENG SHUI — feng shui BrE AmE ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ ˌfʊŋ-, ˌfeŋ-, ˌ•ˈʃuː i —Chinese fēng shǔi [ 1 fəŋ 3 ʂwei ]
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FENG SHUI — I. feng shui 1 /ˌfʌŋ ˈʃweɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Chinese ; Origin: 'wind water' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FENG SHUI — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But feng shui consultants can be hard to find. ▪ Does your house have bad …
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HUANG-LAO — [Chinese] A Taoist deity, whose name means "Yellow-old". The name consists of two components: Huang, which refers to Huang-di and …
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CHINESE MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Chinese mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Ba; Ba Xian; Bixia Yuanjin; Cai-shen; Cao …
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FANG — I. ˈfaŋ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English fangen, fongen, alteration of fon (past feng, past participle fangen, fongen …
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YELLOW SEA — Wade-Giles romanization and Pinyin Huang Hai, Korean Hwanghae marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean lying between mainland China to …
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TZ'U-HSI — born Nov. 29, 1835, Peking died Nov. 15, 1908, Peking Pinyin Cixi, also called (WadeGiles romanization) Hsiao-ch'in, or Hsien Huang-hou, …
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SUCHOW — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Hs-chou, also called T'ung-shan, (Pinyin) Xuzhou, or Tongshan city in northwestern Kiangsu sheng (province), China. Its site marks …
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SHANTUNG
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SHANGHAI
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SAN-MEN GORGE — Wade-Giles romanization San-men-hsia, Pinyin Sanmenxia gorge enclosing the Huang Ho (Yellow River) at a site in western Honan sheng (province), …
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P'U-CHOU — Pinyin Puzhou town in east central Shansi Province (sheng), China. It stands on the east bank of the Huang Ho …
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KANSU
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INNER MONGOLIA
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HUAI RIVER — Chinese (Wade-Giles) Huai Ho, or (Pinyin) Huai He, also spelled Hwai Ho, river in North China that drains the North …
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HAN-TAN — Pinyin Handan city in southern Hopeh Province (sheng), China. Han-tan is situated on the higher ground on the west of …
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GRAND CANAL
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EVEREST, MOUNT — Sanskrit (Nepali) Sagarmatha, Tibetan Chomolungma, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Chu-mu-lang-ma Feng, (Pinyin) Zhumulangma Feng, also spelled Qomolangma Feng mountain on the crest …
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CHINA 1 — also called Chicom 1, or PRC 1 first Earth satellite orbited by the People's Republic of China. It was launched …
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CHI-NAN — Pinyin Jinan, conventional Tsinan city and provincial capital of Shantung sheng (province), China. Chi-nan lies in the northern foothills of …
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SSU LING — [Chinese] The Ssu Ling are the four spiritual creatures of Chinese myth. These creatures are the Ch'i-lin, the Feng-huang, the …
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