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鯤鵬

简鲲鹏 · 繁鯤鵬

Mandarin · pinyin kūn péng

kun 鯤 kūn and peng 鵬 Péng, mythological beasts
peng, a gigantic bird transformed from the kun

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鲲: kūn · spawn; roe; fry
鹏: péng · fabulous bird of enormous size

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noun

(Chinese mythology) kunpeng (a kind of sea monster that transforms into a roc)

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