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Kanghui

Syllables: Kang·hui/kɒŋ.hwi/

Kanghui proper noun: personal name of Gonggong, a monster.

Proper noun

Kanghui

  1. (Chinese) Personal name of Gonggong, a monster.
    • After the death of Fu-hsi, she reigned as Nü-huang. Two feudal princes, Kung Kung and K’ang Hui tried to overthrow her reign of the Element Wood by the use of the Element Water, but she countered by the use of the Element Fire.[1992, Derek Walters, “Nü Kua, Nü Wa”, in Chinese Mythology: An Encyclopedia of Myth and Legend, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 129

Origin of Kanghui

From Mandarin 康回 (Kānghuí).

Questions about Kanghui

What does Kanghui mean?
Kanghui means personal name of Gonggong, a monster.
What part of speech is Kanghui?
Kanghui is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kanghui?
Kanghui is pronounced /kɒŋ.hwi/.

Words near Kanghui in the dictionary

  1. Kangeyams
  2. Kanggye
  3. kangha
  4. kanghas
  5. kanghou
  6. Kanghui
  7. Kangiara
  8. kanging
  9. Kangiqsualujjuaq
  10. Kangiryuarmiutun
  11. Kangjam

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