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feng¹

  • /ˈfɛŋ/
  • [ˈfɛŋ]

Rhymes with -ɛŋ

noun fengs

  1. The Latin-script letter ʩ, used to transcribe a voiceless velopharyngeal fricative in the context of disordered speech.

feng²

  • /ˈfɛŋ/
  • [ˈfɛŋ]

Rhymes with -ɛŋ

noun fengs

  1. alternative Alternative form of fum (“fabulous Chinese bird”). In China, the phoenix is known as the Feng-huang; in its "feng" aspect it is a male, solar sybol, while as "huang", it is a female and lunar, making it an embodiment of the union of yin and yang.

feng³

  • /ˈfɛŋ/
  • [ˈfɛŋ]

Rhymes with -ɛŋ

noun

  1. uncountable A kind of Eurasian curry.

Feng⁴

Where it comes from

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 灃 /沣 (Fēng) and, as the city and surname, its alternative form 豐 /丰 (Fēng).

proper noun

  1. A river in Shaanxi Province, China.
  2. historical An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, a former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty. Finally King Wen 文 moved to Feng 沣 and King Wu 武 moved to Hao 镐 (west and east respectively of the Feng 沣 River in Chang'an 长安 Xian).

    Similar: Fengjing, Fengxi

  3. A surname from Mandarin.

Feng⁵

Where it comes from

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 馮 /冯 (Féng). Doublet of Fung and Phung.

proper noun Fengs

  1. A surname from Mandarin. At the time Feng Yü-hsiang arrived in Pukow, Feng Kuo-chang had seemed to be gaining the upper hand over Tuan and his clique.

Feng⁶

Where it comes from

The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鳳 /凤 (Fèng).

proper noun

  1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China. In the movement to study the theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat, the militia company of Lienfangszu production brigade under the Nanhsing commune in Feng county, Shensi Province, organized the militiamen to take part in class struggle in society, hit out at the sabotaging activities of th
  2. A surname from Mandarin.

    Similar: Fengxian

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: xi, ming, mastery, peak, closure, cheng, hsbc, bong, compass, fu, wind, typhoon, summit, heights, pong, fung

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name River in Shaanxi Province, China

中文灃水 /沣水
हिन्दीफ़ेंग नदी feṅg nadī

name Translations

中文馮 /冯 Féng
Tiếng ViệtPhùng, 馮

name county & surname

中文鳳 /凤 Fèng

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@misc{feng_2026,
  title = {feng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/feng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}