Kung
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Kung may refer to:
- ǃKung people
- ǃKung language
- Kung (Haida village)Kung (Haida village)Kung was an important village of the Haida people, located on the west side of Alexandra Narrows on Graham Island, the largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada, which are also known as Haida Gwaii...
, an historical village of the Haida people of the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada; also Kung Indian Reserve No. 11 at the same location - Kung, alternate name of Kong, IranKong, IranKong is a city in the Central District of Bandar-Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,881, in 2,908 families.- References :* . اطلس گیتاشناسی استانهای ایران [Atlas Gitashenasi Ostanhai Iran]...
, city on the Persian Gulf - Kung, an older transliteration of the common Chinese surnameChinese surnameChinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
孔, clan nameChinese surnameChinese family names have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times two types of surnames, family names and clan names , existed.The colloquial expressions laobaixing...
of ConfuciusConfuciusConfucius , literally "Master Kong", was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period....
(Kong in pinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
) - Kung!, the sound made by a shoe hitting a fluorescent light fitting
- Kung (宮), first note in the Chinese pentatonic scalePentatonic scaleA pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave in contrast to a heptatonic scale such as the major scale and minor scale...
or doC (musical note)C or Do is the first note of the fixed-Do solfège scale. Its enharmonic is B.-Middle C:Middle C is designated C4 in scientific pitch notation because of the note's position as the fourth C key on a standard 88-key piano keyboard... - Hans KüngHans KüngHans Küng is a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President of the Foundation for a Global Ethic . Küng is "a Catholic priest in good standing", but the Vatican has rescinded his authority to teach Catholic theology...
, Swiss ecumenical theologian - Andres KüngAndres KüngAndres Küng was a Swedish journalist, writer, entrepreneur and politician of Estonian origin. He was born in Ockelbo in Gävleborg County to a family of refugees from Soviet occupied Estonia.-Literature:...
, Swedish journalist and politician - Kung, a song by the rock band PhishPhishPhish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
- Kung (comics)Kung (comics)Kung was a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. The character was an Earth-2 supervillain who fought the Wonder Woman and All-Star Squadron of that world in stories taking place before the Crisis on Infinite Earths....
, a supervillain from DC Comics - Kung, Sila Lat Sisaket Province, Thailand