Pangu
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 盤古／盘古 (Pángǔ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pangu
Translations
creator of all in Chinese mythology
References
- ^ “Selected Glossary”, in The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China, Cambridge University Press, 1982, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 476, 483: “The glossary includes a selection of names and terms from the text in the Wade-Giles transliteration, followed by Pinyin, […] P'an-ku (Pangu) 盤古”