Hundred Birds Chao Feng

Pinyin: bǎi niǎo cháo fèng

Explanation: Chao: meeting; Feng: Phoenix, the king of birds in ancient legends. In the old days, it was used as a metaphor to refer to the sage and wise monarch and the world's dependence on him. Later, it was also used to refer to the virtuous and respected person who is expected to return home.

Source: Volume 915 of "Taiping Yulan" by Li Fang and others of the Song Dynasty quoted "Tang Shu": "Haizhou Yanfeng is seen on the city, followed by hundreds of birds, flying to the northeast Cangwu Mountain."

Example sentence: The Changchun dew wine in the jade cups was also picked up by the waiting maids and poured into a large porcelain vat painted with hundreds of birds and phoenixes.

★ Yao Xueyin's "Li Zicheng" Volume 2 Chapter 31

Pinyin code: bncf

Synonyms: ? Stars holding the moon

Usage: as Object, attributive; used in written language

English: all birds paying homage to the phoenix--peace under a wise ruler