Etymology

feng

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Today it means: The Latin-script letter ʩ, used to transcribe a voiceless velopharyngeal fricative in the context of disordered speech. Full definition →

Mandarin 灃 /沣
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Feng · proper noun1

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from灃 /沣
  2. English todayFeng

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

Feng · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from馮 /冯
  2. English todayFeng

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

Feng · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from鳳 /凤
  2. English todayFeng

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

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