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| − | <WL>鹏(F鵬) [péng] fabulous | + | <WL>鹏(F鵬) [péng] (传说) 大鹏 fabulous/mythical giant bird (roc)@@ [fèng] cf. 鵬 |
From 朋 péng (‘friend’) phonetic and 鸟(鳥 niǎo) ‘bird’. | From 朋 péng (‘friend’) phonetic and 鸟(鳥 niǎo) ‘bird’. | ||
It was once believed that 朋 depicted the bird’s enormous wings, and that 鸟 was added when 朋 was borrowed for the meaning ‘friend’. But recent archeological evidence does not support that theory. | It was once believed that 朋 depicted the bird’s enormous wings, and that 鸟 was added when 朋 was borrowed for the meaning ‘friend’. But recent archeological evidence does not support that theory. | ||
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