Sun Wukong

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuːˈkʰɒŋ/, /ˈsun wuːˈkʰɒŋ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuˈkʰɔŋ/, /ˈsun wuˈkʰɔŋ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈsʌn wuˈkʰɑŋ/, /ˈsun wuˈkʰɑŋ/ Rhymes: -ɒŋ === Proper noun === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== Monkey King === Further reading === Sun Wukong on Wikidata.Wikidata Category:Sun Wukong on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons