chị Hằng
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chị (“elder sister”) + Hằng, from Chinese 姮娥 (Hằng Nga).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ haŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ haŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɪj˨˩˨ haŋ˨˩]
Proper noun[edit]
- (folklore) a woman who got trapped on the Moon due to the lies of her younger brother, Cuội.
- (figurative) the Moon
Usage notes[edit]
This figure is often considered to be separate from, but inspired by, Hằng Nga.