"Fuxi" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /fuʃiː/ [US], /fuɕi/ [China]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the modern Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 伏羲 (Fúxī), variously understood and treated as a solar god, protoplast, culture hero, legendary emperor, and protohistorical tribal chief or as an imperial or prehistoric dynasty (氏, shì) in China before the Xia. The two characters may be phonetic but have the meaning "concealed from", "submitting to", or "prostrate before" 羲 (xī), a character that also appears in the name of the early solar goddess 羲和 (“Xīhé”), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|zh|伏羲|tr=Fúxī}} Chinese 伏羲 (Fúxī), {{m|zh|伏羲氏|氏}} 氏, {{m|zh|羲}} 羲 (xī), {{m|zh|羲和|t=Xīhé}} 羲和 (“Xīhé”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fuxi
  1. (Chinese mythology) A legendary ancient Chinese ruler and culture hero, typically the brother of Nüwa. Wikipedia link: Cambridge University Press, Fuxi Tags: Chinese Categories (topical): Chinese mythology, History of China, Names, People, Taoism Synonyms: Fu Xi, Fu Hsi, Fu-hsi [dated], Fo Hi, Fo-hi, Fo-Hi, Fo-Hsi, Fo-hsi, Fou Hi, Fou-hi [obsolete] Translations (legendary ancient Chinese ruler): 伏羲 (fuk⁶ hei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 伏羲 (Fúxī) (Chinese Mandarin), 伏羲 (Fukki) (alt: ふっき) (Japanese), 복희 (Bokhui) (alt: 伏羲) (Korean), Phục Hy (alt: 伏羲) (Vietnamese)

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