Gonggong

See also: Gōnggōng, Gònggōng, gonggong, and gōnggòng

English

Gonggong's planetary symbol ⟨🝽⟩

Alternative forms

• Gong Gong, Gong-Gong, Gong-gong

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔŋ(ˈ)ɡɔŋ/

Proper noun

Gonggong

1. (Chinese mythology) A water god or monster who terrorized prehistoric China
2. (Astronomy) A dwarf planet orbiting in the scattered disk. Its moon is Xiangliu.

Synonyms

• (mythology): Kanghui
• (celestial body): 🝽

See also

• (most likely dwarf planets of the Solar System) Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, Sedna

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gonggong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔŋ.ɡɡɔŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɔŋɡɡɔŋk
• Syllabification: Gon‧ggong

Proper noun

Gonggong m animal

1. Gonggong (dwarf planet)

Declension

Declension of Gonggong

	singular
nominative	Gonggong
genitive	Gonggonga
dative	Gonggongowi
accusative	Gonggonga
instrumental	Gonggongiem
locative	Gonggongu
vocative	Gonggongu