chị Hằng

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Vietnamese

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 Hằng Nga on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Cuội (cung trăng) on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

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chị (elder sister) +‎ Hằng, from Chinese 姮娥 (Hằng Nga).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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chị Hằng

  1. (folklore) a woman who got trapped on the Moon due to the lies of her younger brother, Cuội.
  2. (figurative) the Moon

Usage notes

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This figure is often considered to be separate from, but inspired by, Hằng Nga.