Gonggong

See also: Gōnggōng, Gònggōng, gonggong, and gōnggòng

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Gonggong

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225088 Gonggong

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Gonggong's planetary symbol

Alternative forms edit

Gong Gong, Gong-Gong, Gong-gong

Etymology edit

From the Hanyu Pinyin^[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 共工 (Gònggōng) (or 龔工／龚工 (Gōnggōng)), the name of the mythological figure.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Gonggong

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

Synonyms edit

(mythology): Kanghui
(celestial body): 🝽 (U+15, 2022)

References edit

^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 480: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […]
Kung-kung (Gonggong) 共工”

[1] “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 480: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […]
Kung-kung (Gonggong) 共工”

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