English Explanatory Dictionary

Sun Wukong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A fictional anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌn wuːˈkʰɒŋ/ /ˈsun wuːˈkʰɒŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sun Wukong.wav /ˈsʌn wuˈkʰɔŋ/ /ˈsun wuˈkʰɔŋ/ /ˈsʌn wuˈkʰɑŋ/ /ˈsun wuˈkʰɑŋ/

Word forms

Sun Wukong

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Sun Awakened-to-Emptiness”).

Synonyms

Monkey King
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