Save Gender Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 菲瑶, 菲杳, 绯瑶(Chinese) Other Forms FormsFei Yao Meaning & History From the Chinese 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant, luxuriant" or 绯 (fēi) meaning "scarlet, dark red" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade" or 杳 (yǎo) meaning "dark, mysterious, obscure".