Feng (mythology)

Feng
Chinese name
Chinese
Literal meaningraise a mound
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinfēng
Wade–Gilesfeng
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesepjowng
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)p(r)oŋ
Korean name
Hangul
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationbong
McCune–Reischauerpong
Japanese name
Kanji
Hiraganaふう, ほう
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnfū, hō

In Chinese mythology and folklore, Feng (Chinese: ; pinyin: Fēng; lit. 'mound', 'hump') is an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten. Early Chinese texts also referred to this legendary food with the names Shìròu (視肉; 'look like meat'), Ròuzhī (肉芝; 'meat excrescence'), and Tàisuì (太歲; "great year; Jupiter"). Ròulíngzhī (肉靈芝; "meaty Lingzhi mushroom") is a modern name popularized by Chinese news media reporting on purported discoveries of Feng throughout China.