Usage of the character 凤

atemoya, hybrid of the cherimoya (Annona cherimola) and the sugar apple (Annona squamosa): a tree grown in tropical regions of the Americas and in Taiwan for its edible fruit

wàngnüchéngfèng

望女成凤

[望女成鳳]

lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life

fèngtóuquèyīng

凤头雀莺

[鳳頭雀鶯]

(bird species of China) crested tit-warbler (Leptopoecile elegans)

fèngtóuyīngwǔ

凤头鹦鹉

[鳳頭鸚鵡]

cockatoo (zoology)

zōnggāngfèngméi

棕肛凤鹛

[棕肛鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)

fèngtóuyīngdiāo

凤头鹰雕

[鳳頭鷹雕]

(bird species of China) crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)

báilǐngfèngméi

白领凤鹛

[白領鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) white-collared yuhina (Yuhina diademata)

fèngtóumàijī

凤头麦鸡

[鳳頭麥雞]

(bird species of China) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

luánxiángfèngjí

鸾翔凤集

[鸞翔鳳集]

lit. firebird and phoenix come together (idiom)
fig. a gathering of eminent people

rénzhōnglóngfèng

人中龙凤

[人中龍鳳]

a giant among men (idiom)

línjiǎofèngzuǐ

麟角凤觜

[麟角鳳觜]

lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)
fig. rara avis
rarity

huángjǐngfèngméi

黄颈凤鹛

[黃頸鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) whiskered yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis)

báifùfèngméi

白腹凤鹛

[白腹鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) white-bellied erpornis (Erpornis zantholeuca)

fèngtóuqiányā

凤头潜鸭

[鳳頭潛鴨]

(bird species of China) tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

lóngfèngchéngxiáng

龙凤呈祥

[龍鳳呈祥]

the dragon and phoenix are symbols of good fortune (idiom)
auspicious
decorated with auspicious symbols such as the dragon and the phoenix

bānlóngfùfèng

扳龙附凤

[扳龍附鳳]

hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

Fènghuáng Gǔchéng

凤凰古城

[鳳凰古城]

Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category

lóngjūfèngchú

龙驹凤雏

[龍駒鳳雛]

brilliant young man
talented young scholar

luánpiāofèngbó

鸾飘凤泊

[鸞飄鳳泊]

lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)
fig. bold, graceful calligraphy
married couple separated from each other
talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential

fèngtóuquèzuǐbēi

凤头雀嘴鹎

[鳳頭雀嘴鵯]

(bird species of China) crested finchbill (Spizixos canifrons)

xiǎofèngtóuyàn'ōu

小凤头燕鸥

[小鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

fènglíkělèdá

凤梨可乐达

[鳳梨可樂達]

piña colada

bānchìfèngtóujuān

斑翅凤头鹃

[斑翅鳳頭鵑]

(bird species of China) pied cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)

dàfèngtóuyàn'ōu

大凤头燕鸥

[大鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

hóngchìfèngtóujuān

红翅凤头鹃

[紅翅鳳頭鵑]

(bird species of China) chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus)

xīnánlì'ěrfèngméi

西南栗耳凤鹛

[西南栗耳鳳鶥]

(bird species of China) striated yuhina (Yuhina castaniceps)

xiǎokuíhuāfèngtóuyīngwǔ

小葵花凤头鹦鹉

[小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)

báizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

白嘴端凤头燕鸥

[白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

黑嘴端凤头燕鸥

[黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

lóngshēnglóng,fèngshēngfèng

龙生龙，凤生凤

[龍生龍，鳳生鳳]

lit. dragon births dragon, phoenix births phoenix (idiom)
fig. the apple doesn't fall far from the tree

nìngwéijītóu,bùwéifèngwěi

宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

[寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾]

see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾／宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 (nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi)

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾

[寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾]

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond