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Huainanzi

Syllables: Huai·nan·zi

Huainanzi proper noun: a 2nd-century bc record of Chinese mythology, legend, history, and thought.

Proper noun

Huainanzi

  1. (Chinese) A 2nd-century bc record of Chinese mythology, legend, history, and thought.
    • Several classical texts relate that the mighty god Kung Kung (Common Work) [translating 共工 (Gònggōng)] plays the mythic role of the marplot, that is, one who seeks to destroy the cosmos.⁴¹ Chapter Three of Huai-nan Tzu, for example, narrates how the rebellious Kung Kung fought with the sky god...[2006, Anne Birrell, “Myth as Sacred History”, in Chinese Myth and Culture, Cambridge: McGuinness China Monographs, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 92

Huainanzi meaning in Vietnamese

Huainanzi in Vietnamese

2nd-century record
Hoài Nam Tử

Origin of Huainanzi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 淮南子 (Huáinánzǐ, “Writings of the Masters South of the Huai River”), the usual Chinese name of the work, from its origin among the scholars at the court of Liu An, prince of Huainan.

Questions about Huainanzi

What does Huainanzi mean?
Huainanzi means a 2nd-century bc record of Chinese mythology, legend, history, and thought.
What is Huainanzi in Vietnamese?
Huainanzi in Vietnamese is Hoài Nam Tử. See Huainanzi meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Huainanzi?
Huainanzi is a proper noun.

Words near Huainanzi in the dictionary

  1. Huaibei
  2. Huaibin
  3. Huaide
  4. Huaihua
  5. Huainan
  6. Huainanzi
  7. Huairen
  8. Huairou
  9. Huaiyang
  10. Huaiyin
  11. Huaiyuan

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