Gonggong

See also: Gōnggōng, Gònggōng, gonggong, and gōnggòng

English

Alternative forms

Gong Gong, Gong-Gong, Gong-gong

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Gonggong

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

Synonyms

(mythology): Kanghui
(celestial body): 🝽

References

^ “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

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gonggong.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Gonggong m animal

Gonggong (dwarf planet)

Declension

Declension of Gonggong

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

[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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