large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
something extremely light; feather of a large bird
large bird; great person; magnanimous person; hero
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
mansion used by foreign visitors to Japan (Nara to Heian period)
wild geese; (lit.) large geese and small geese
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
foundation of a great project; base of a great enterprise
how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero
bean goose (Anser fabalis)
great model; great example (esp. of governing the world)
great plan; grand prospect
ephemeral nature of human deeds and events; evanescence of human affairs; leaving no trace; dust in the wind