Meanings
proper noun
- Chinesehuman sciencesPersonal 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
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Origin
From Mandarin 康回 (Kānghuí).
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Kanghui. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kanghui
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