Huainanzi

Huáinánzǐ English Etymology From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of en cmn - 淮南子 Writings of the Masters South of the Huai River, the usual Chinese name of the work, from its origin among the scholars at the court of Liu An, prince of Huainan. Pronunciation hwī′nän′dzœ′ en Huai nan zi Proper noun en Q590337 en Chinese _ literature A 2nd-century bc record of Chinese mythology, legend, history, and thought. en 2006 Anne Birrell Myth as Sacred History Chinese Myth and Culture https://archive.org/details/chinesemythcultu0000birr/ Cambridge McGuinness China Monographs 0-9547559-1-X 76688848 92 https://archive.org/details/chinesemythcultu0000birr/page/92/ Several classical texts relate that the mighty god Kung Kung (Common Work) zh 共工 plays the mythic role of the marplot, that is, one who seeks to destroy the cosmos.⁴¹ Chapter Three of Huai-nan Tzu, for example, narrates how the rebellious Kung Kung fought with the sky god Chuan Hsü zh 顓頊 for world domination and in his titanic fury Kung Kung broke one of the supports that separated the sky from the earth.⁴² on Translations 2nd-century record Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 淮南子 Huáinánzǐ Japanese: ja 淮南子 わいなんし, Wainanshi Korean: ko ^회남자 Russian: ru Хуайнань-цзы Vietnamese: vi Hoài Nam Tử