Kuafu

Kuafu
Kuafu from a 17th-century print of the Shanhaijing, after original drawing by Hu Wenhuan.
Chinese夸父
Literal meaningHandsome Father
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKuā Fù
Wade–GilesKʻua1 Fu4
IPA[kʰwá.fû]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingkwaa1 fu6
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/kʰˠua bɨoX/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*kʰʷraː baʔ/

Kuafu (Chinese: 夸父) is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the Sun. He was a grandson of Houtu.

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