cháng'é

Lady in the Moon

  • created reference approved 常娥 → 姮娥 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    常娥 cháng'é

    姮娥 héng'é

    same_as

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  • created reference approved 常娥 → 嫦娥 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    常娥 cháng'é

    嫦娥 cháng'é

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 常娥 · cháng'é · Lady in the Moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    常娥

    cháng'é

    Lady in the Moon

    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]].

    常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant 娥 (literal) → 娥 · é · beautiful woman

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  • created sense approved 常娥 · cháng'é · the moon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    常娥

    cháng'é

    the moon

    (literary) Used as a name for the moon itself.

    常 (literal) → 常 · cháng · constant 娥 (literal) → 娥 · é · beautiful woman

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