Kung Kung

Proper noun

Gonggong

1. (Chinese) A water god or monster who terrorized prehistoric China.
   • 在古老的中國神話中，水神共工看到火神祝融教導人類用火，受人們廣泛崇拜，不禁心生嫉妒，遂與火神交戰。共工遭到打敗後，深感挫敗，便一頭撞上支撐天庭的柱子，導致天柱崩塌，天庭破洞，引發豪雨和洪水。2019 March 2, Chang Ho-ming [章厚明], “The Hakka and the day the sky broke [新埔花燈迎天穿 客家年節完美句點]”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2019, Bilingual Pages, page 14
2. (Astronomy) A dwarf planet orbiting in the scattered disc. Its moon is Xiangliu.
   • The first choice listed is Gonggong, a Chinese water god with red hair and the tail of a serpent.2019 April 12, en, “Should That Minor Planet Be Named Gonggong? Astronomers Want the Public’s Help”, in The New York Times (Science section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...