凤凰
fèng huáng
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Fenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1];
phoenix
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凤尾鱼
fèng wěi yú
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anchovy
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凤梨
fèng lí
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pineapple
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龙凤
lóng fèng
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Longfeng district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆[Da4 qing4], Heilongjiang;
dragon and phoenix
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凤仙花
fèng xiān huā
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balsam;
Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina);
touch-me-not;
busy Lizzie
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凤毛麟角
fèng máo lín jiǎo
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lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom);
fig. few and far between
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来凤
lái fèng
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Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
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龙飞凤舞
lóng fēi fèng wǔ
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flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
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龙凤呈祥
lóng fèng chéng xiáng
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the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom);
auspicious;
decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix
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丹凤
dān fèng
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Danfeng County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi;
red phoenix
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丹凤眼
dān fèng yǎn
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red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
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丹凤县
dān fèng xiàn
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Danfeng County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi
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人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
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a giant among men (idiom)
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伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
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hidden genius (idiom)
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来凤县
lái fèng xiàn
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Laifeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei
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大凤头燕鸥
dà fèng tóu yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
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威凤一羽
wēi fèng yī yǔ
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lit. one phoenix feather; fig. a glimpse that reveals the whole
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宁做鸡头,不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
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lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom);
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
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宁为鸡头,不为凤尾
nìng wéi jī tóu , bù wéi fèng wěi
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see 寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾|宁做鸡头,不做凤尾[ning4 zuo4 ji1 tou2 , bu4 zuo4 feng4 wei3]
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小葵花凤头鹦鹉
xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ
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(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
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小凤头燕鸥
xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu
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(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
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扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
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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
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攀龙附凤
pān lóng fù fèng
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see 扳龍附鳳|扳龙附凤[ban1 long2 fu4 feng4]
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斑翅凤头鹃
bān chì fèng tóu juān
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(bird species of China) pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
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望女成凤
wàng nǚ chéng fèng
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lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom);
fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
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