The Moon Goddess in Chinese mythology who flew to the moon after drinking an elixir of immortality

a woman's delicate, finely curved eyebrows

(literary) maid of honor in an imperial palace; a maidservant in the court

famous filial daughter of the Han dynasty who drowned while attempting to retrieve her father's body from the river

A river in eastern Zhejiang province; it is the second largest tributary of the [[钱塘江|錢塘江|qian2 tang2 jiang1]] and was named after the Eastern Han filial daughter Cao'e

The legendary goddess of the moon; used as a metaphor for a beautiful woman

The Moon Goddess of Chinese mythology, wife of the legendary archer [[后羿|后羿|hou4 yi4]]. She is said to have stolen an elixir of immortality and flown to the moon. This form was originally a replacement for [[姮娥|姮娥|heng2 e2]] to avoid a naming taboo, and is now often written as [[嫦娥|嫦娥|chang2 e2]].

name of a powerful deity in Chinese mythology known for physical strength

(literary) the mythical Lady in the Moon and wife of [[后羿|后羿|hou4 yi4]], whose name was changed to [[嫦娥|嫦娥|chang2 e2]] during the Han Dynasty to avoid a naming taboo

high-ranking title for a female official or lady-in-waiting in the imperial palace during the Han Dynasty

(literary) pretty; beautiful; lovely

A daughter of the legendary Emperor [[尧|堯|yao2]], who together with her sister [[女英|女英|nu:3 ying1]] married Emperor [[舜|舜|shun4]]; she is traditionally revered as a goddess of the Xiang River.

A Chinese legend about the goddess [[嫦娥|嫦娥|chang2 e2]] flying to the moon after drinking the elixir of immortality which her husband [[后羿|后羿|hou4 yi4]] had obtained from the Queen Mother of the West.

A famous Han dynasty stone tablet erected to honor the filial daughter [[曹娥|曹娥|cao2 e2]]; the original stone is lost, but the text survives as a renowned model for small regular script calligraphy often attributed to [[王羲之|王羲之|wang2 xi1 zhi1]].

Carrie Lam (1957-), Hong Kong politician who served as the fourth Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022

violin (early 20th century transliteration)

Famous Yuan dynasty play by [[关汉卿|關漢卿|guan1 han4 qing1]] about a woman wrongly executed for a crime she did not commit

(literary) Another name for the Chinese moon goddess [[嫦娥|嫦娥|chang2 e2]].

(literary) a beautiful young woman