English Explanatory Dictionary

Gonggong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A water god or monster who terrorized prehistoric China.
  2. A dwarf planet orbiting in the scattered disc. Its moon is Xiangliu.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɔŋ(ˈ)ɡɔŋ/ go͝ong′go͝ong′ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gonggong.wav

Word forms

Gonggong Gong Gong Gong-Gong Kung Kung

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 共工 (Gònggōng) (or 龔工／龚工 (Gōnggōng)), the name of the mythological figure.

Synonyms

Kanghui 🝽
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