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Where does “不死鳥” come from?

不死鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.

不死鳥 (Japanese): a phoenix

Definitions

  1. a phoenix

Ancestry of “不死鳥”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鳥a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat
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