Why is Ho-oh called Ho-oh?

[Amaura]

I've always wondered why Ho-oh was called Ho-oh, so I figured I might post it here. :-D

 

[Falconwing]

Its English name is simply another way of transcribing 鳳凰 Hōō, which is the Japanese word for phoenix, specifically the Chinese phoenix, or Fènghuáng.

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[Dorothy LaRouge]

Its English name is simply another way of transcribing 鳳凰 Hōō, which is the Japanese word for phoenix, specifically the Chinese phoenix, or Fènghuáng.

 

[Amaura]

O__o awesome ^__^

 

[Cena]

I thought that looked like "hoo" until I saw that both were pronounced in their vowel forms. ^^;

 

[CKnightsofni]

Because its a HO.... Oh....

 

[Rocker32703]

Bulbapedia explains it all.

Spoiler'd because it's a tad explicit...

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