Chang'e

See also: change, changé, chànge, and Cháng'é

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/, /t͡ʃæŋ-/

Proper noun

Chang'e

1. (Chinese mythology) The Chinese goddess of the moon.
   • 2022 August 4, Keoni Everington, “5 taboos to dodge on Qixi Festival in Taiwan”, in Taiwan News‎^[1], archived from the original on 04 August 2022, Culture:

     4. Don't point at the moon
     In general, pointing with the index finger at the moon is disrespectful to the moon goddess Chang'e and she will retaliate by cutting your ear clean off, or at least cut it slightly. In addition, during the Qixi Festival, it is considered even worse to point at the moon because, in addition to the original punishment from Chang'e, it may cause one's lover to have a change of heart.

Translations

lunar divinity

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嫦娥 (zh) (Cháng'é)

• Japanese: 嫦娥 (じょうが, Jōga)
• Vietnamese: Thường Nga (vi)