大おお鳥とり

noun

large bird

General term for any physically large bird; can be used descriptively or in names.

• 空そらに大おおきな大おお鳥とりが舞まっていた。

  A large bird was soaring in the sky.

noun

peng (mythical giant bird)

Only when written 鵬

Chinese mythological creature said to transform from a fish; often written 鵬. Not used for ordinary large birds.

See also: 鵬 (ほう)

• 鵬おおとりは伝でん説せつ上じょうの巨きょ大だいな鳥とりで、魚うおから変へんじるとされる。

  The peng is a legendary giant bird said to transform from a fish.

noun

fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

Only when written 鳳 / 凰

Mythical bird of Chinese lore; 鳳 is the male and 凰 the female. Often encountered in the compound 鳳凰.

See also: 鳳凰

• 鳳ほう凰おうは中ちゅう国ごく神しん話わに登とう場じょうする霊れい鳥ちょうで、鳳おおとりが雄ゆう、凰おおとりが雌めすを表あらわす。

  The fenghuang is a sacred bird in Chinese mythology; 鳳 represents the male and 凰 the female.