Gonggong

Gonggong
Gònggōng
Chinese共工
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGònggōng
Wade–GilesKung4-kung1
IPA[kʊ̂ŋ.kʊ́ŋ]
Hakka
RomanizationKhiung-kûng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGung6-gung1
Middle Chinese
Middle Chineseɡɨoŋh-kuŋ
Gōnggōng
Traditional Chinese龔工
Simplified Chinese龚工
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGōnggōng
Wade–GilesKung1-kung1
IPA[kʊ́ŋ.kʊ́ŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGung1-gung1
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesekɨoŋ-kuŋ
Kanghui
Chinese康回
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKānghuí
Wade–GilesKʻang1-hui2
IPA[kʰáŋ.xwěɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghong1-wui4
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesekʰɑŋ-ɦuʌi
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetCung Công, Cộng Công, Khang Hồi
Hán-Nôm共工, 龔工, 康回
Korean name
Hangul공공
Hanja共工
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationGonggong
Japanese name
Kanji共工
Hiraganaきょうこう
Transcriptions
RomanizationKyōkō

Gonggong (/ˈɡɒŋɡɒŋ/) is a Chinese water god who is depicted in Chinese mythology and folktales as having a copper human head with an iron forehead, red hair, and the body of a serpent, or sometimes the head and torso are human, with the tail of a serpent.[1][2] He is destructive and is blamed for various cosmic catastrophes. In all accounts, Gonggong ends up being killed or sent into exile, usually after losing a struggle with another major deity such as the fire god Zhurong.

In astronomy, the dwarf planet 225088 Gonggong is named after Gonggong.