Sun Wukong
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19th-century illustration of Sun Wukong.
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Shrine and statue of Sun Wukong at Waterloo Street, Singapore.
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空／孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Monkey Awakened to Emptiness”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuːˈkɒŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuˈkɔŋ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuˈkɑŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɒŋ
Proper noun
[edit]Sun Wukong
- (Chinese mythology) 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.
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Sun Wukong on Wikidata.Wikidata 
Sun Wukong on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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