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鵬

鵬: giant mythical bird

giant mythical bird
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Readings

On
ホウ
Kun
おおとり

A giant bird of Chinese legend, read ホウ (or おおとり). 大鵬 and 鵬翼 are the usual compounds.

Key words

大鵬たいほうgiant mythical bird
鵬翼ほうよくgreat bird's wings; airplane wings
鵬程万里ほうていばんりa very long journey
鵬おおとりgiant bird

Example sentences

An old Chinese legend tells of a giant bird whose spread wings cover the sky.

The airliner, its great wings spread, took off into the morning sky.

Bound for a faraway land, the young man boarded the ship with big dreams.

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