姮娥

Chinese
good; beautiful
trad. (姮娥) 姮 娥
simp. #(姮娥) 姮 娥
alternative forms 恆娥／恒娥 ancient

Etymology

Originally written as 恆娥／恒娥; 恆／恒 (gèng) probably means "partial moon".

Pronunciation

Proper noun

姮娥

  1. Alternative name for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Usage notes

Renamed to the now more common name 嫦娥 (Cháng'é) to avoid naming taboo of Emperor Wen of Han.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
姮 娥
こう
Hyōgaiji		 が
Hyōgaiji
kan’on
姮娥 (Kōga): an 1892 illustration of a scene in the myth where Chang'e flies to the moon.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 姮娥 (MC nga, “Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

姮(こう)娥(が) • (Kōga) 

  1. (Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon
    Synonym: 嫦娥 (Jōga)
  2. (poetic) the moon

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN


Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
姮娥

Proper noun

姮娥 • (Hằng Nga)

  1. chữ Hán form of Hằng Nga (“moon goddess”).
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