Gonggong

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See also: Gōnggōng, Gònggōng, gonggong, and gōnggòng

English[edit]

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Gonggong's planetary symbol ⟨🝽⟩

Alternative forms[edit]

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]

Proper noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Gonggong.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Gonggong m animal

  1. Gonggong (dwarf planet)

Declension[edit]

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