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List: Chinese mythology

Showing 1 - 10 of 11 words for the list Chinese mythology. #chmyth
扶桑ふそうfusou

popular  rarely used kanji form  Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic)  formal or literary term 

  • divine tree or island east of China, Fusang
  • Japan
  • Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
八咫烏やたがらすyatagarasu

search-only kanji form  Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic)  Chinese mythology 

  • Yatagarasu, raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition
  • three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
八咫の烏やたのからすyatanokarasu

rare term  Japanese mythology  noun  noun (generic)  Chinese mythology 

  • Yatagarasu, raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition
  • three-legged crow inhabiting the sun
三皇五帝さんこうごていsankougotei

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (mythological rulers of ancient China)
鯤こんkon

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

  • kun (giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird)
鵬ほうhou

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

  • peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)
大鳥おおとりootori

noun  noun (generic)  Chinese mythology 

  • large bird
  • peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)
  • fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
応竜おうりゅうouryuu

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Yinglong (dragon and rain deity)
蓬莱ほうらいhourai

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation 

  • Mount Penglai, Penglai Island, enchanted land of perpetual youth from Chinese mythology
  • sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.)
  • Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
  • Formosa, Taiwan
四凶しきょうshikyou

Chinese mythology  noun  noun (generic) 

  • Four Perils (malevolent beings)

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