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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCong
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Cong
"Ein Cong ist ein zylindrisches Jadeartefakt aus dem alten China."
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An ancient Chinese jade artifact of tubular shape inscribed inside a square prism, generally interpreted as a ritual object symbolizing earth.
"The museum's Asian art collection features a remarkably well-preserved Liangzhu culture cong dating back over four thousand years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Chinese term 'cóng' (琮), referring to an ancient jade artifact characterized by a cylinder inscribed inside a square prism. The term entered English archaeological and art-historical discourse in the 20th century as Western scholars classified Neolithic Chinese ritual objects, particularly those from the Liangzhu culture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cong" is said worldwide
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cong
Transliteration: cong
"Le cong est un artefact rituel en jade de la Chine ancienne."
Cong
Transliteration: Cong
"Ein Cong ist ein zylindrisches Jadeartefakt aus dem alten China."
cong
Transliteration: cong
"Il cong è un antico oggetto rituale cinese in giada."
cong
Transliteration: cong
"El cong es un artefacto ritual de jade de la antigua China."
cong
Transliteration: cong
"O cong é um antigo artefato ritual de jade da China."
कॉन्ग
Transliteration: kong
"कॉन्ग प्राचीन चीन की एक अनुष्ठानिक जेड कलाकृति है।"
琮
Transliteration: cóng
"良渚文化的玉琮是中国古代的重要礼器。"
총
Transliteration: chong
"총은 고대 중국의 옥으로 만든 의례용 유물이다."
琮
Transliteration: sō
"琮は中国の古代文化における祭器である。"
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