奇き瑞ずい

noun

auspicious omen; good omen

A formal or literary term for a sign or phenomenon believed to foretell good fortune. Not an everyday word; more common in historical or mythological contexts.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、鳳ほう凰おうの出しゅつ現げんは奇き瑞ずいとされた。

  In ancient China, the appearance of a phoenix was considered an auspicious omen.