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凤凰男

fèng huáng nándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-118d763690ae3399. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

鳳凰男 凤凰男 [feng4 huang2 nan2] /(Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work/

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Other forms in these source records: 鳳凰男

  • 凤
    fèng

    phoenix

    Fèng

    surname Feng

  • 凰
    huáng

    used in 鳳凰|凤凰[fèng huáng]

  • 男
    nán

    (bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

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