Sun Wukong
/ˈsʌn wuːˈkʰɒŋ/US/ˈsʌn wuˈkʰɔŋ/
Sun Wukong proper noun: a fictional anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.
Proper noun
Sun Wukong
- A fictional anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.
- Synonyms:
- Monkey King
Synonyms of Sun Wukong
Origin of Sun Wukong
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Sun Awakened-to-Emptiness”).
Words that rhyme with Sun Wukong
Questions about Sun Wukong
- What does Sun Wukong mean?
- Sun Wukong means a fictional anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.
- What part of speech is Sun Wukong?
- Sun Wukong is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sun Wukong?
- Sun Wukong is pronounced /ˈsʌn wuːˈkʰɒŋ/ (UK).
Words near Sun Wukong in the dictionary
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