in ancient stories , an imaginary bird which set fire to itself every 500 years and was born again, rising from its ashes (= the powder left after its body has been burnt )
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1. The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes. 这家航空公司又起死回生了。 2. The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration. 中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。