Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (linguistics) The Latin-script letter ʩ, used to transcribe a voiceless velopharyngeal fricative in the context of disordered speech.
2. Alternative form of fum (“fabulous Chinese bird”).
3. A kind of Eurasian curry.

Example Sentences

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.

One of them would be chosen by the ancient chimera bird, Feng-Huang, which resided atop of the mighty Kunlun mountain range of which Bayan Har Shan formed part. These mountains, which Ji Shi had reportedly sprung from, seemed to be a hotbed of supernatural activity. The legendary bird had a male aspect, Feng, and a female aspect, Huang, and presided over every other bird in the land ... it was known to have the beak of a rooster, the face of a swallow, the forehead of a fowl, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, the hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish. Feng-Huang would only appear in the most harmonious and joyous of situations. Its coming always heralded the beginning of a new era of imperial rule, and bestowed the perfect balance of yin and yang upon heaven’s mandate.

Word Forms

• fengs

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When Should You Use Feng?

Use feng when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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