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====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Ho-Oh and Houou are alternate transcriptions of 鳳凰 ''Hōō'' (phoenix), specifically the Chinese phoenix, ''{{wp|Fenghuang|Fènghuáng}}''. The ''ou'' may also refer to 皇 ''ō'' (emperor) or 王 ''ō'' (king).
Ho-Oh and Houou are alternate transcriptions of the Chinese phoenix known as a {{wp|Fenghuang|Fènghuáng}} (鳳凰), via its Japanese on'yomi name ''Hōō''.. The ''ou'' may also refer to 皇 ''ō'' (emperor; can also be read as ''kō'') or 王 ''ō'' (king).


==In other languages==
==In other languages==