嫦娥

Chinese

			good; beautiful
trad. (嫦娥)		嫦	娥
simp. #(嫦娥)		嫦	娥
alternative forms		常娥

Etymology

Euphemistic form of 姮娥 (Héng'é) from the Han dynasty, since 姮 (héng) is homophonous with 恆／恒 (héng), the personal name of Emperor Wen of Han.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Cháng'é

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ ngo⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sòng-ngò
• Eastern Min (BUC): Siòng-ngò̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Siông-gô / Siông-ngô͘ / Siâng-ngô͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁵ ngo⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Cháng'é
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Cháng-é
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻang²-o²
    • Yale: Cháng-é
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charnger
    • Palladius: Чанъэ (Čanʺe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁴ ngo⁴
    • Yale: sèuhng ngòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ ngo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁴ ngo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ ŋɔː²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sòng-ngò
    • Hakka Romanization System: songˇ ngoˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: song² ngo²
    • Sinological IPA: /soŋ¹¹ ŋo¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Siòng-ngò̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋo⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-gô
    • Tâi-lô: Siông-gô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sionggooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡo²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-ngô͘
    • Tâi-lô: Siông-ngôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongngoo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siâng-ngô͘
    • Tâi-lô: Siâng-ngôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siangngoo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siang⁵ ngo⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siâng ngô
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋo⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyang nga

Rime
Character	嫦	娥
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	市羊切	五何切
Baxter	dzyang	nga
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨɐŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɐŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiɑŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨaŋ/	/ŋa/
Li Rong	/ʑiaŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭaŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯aŋ/	/ŋɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	cháng	é
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soeng4	ngo4

Proper noun

嫦娥

1. (Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon

Synonyms

• 廣寒仙子／广寒仙子

Noun

嫦娥

1. (figurative) moon
2. (figurative) graceful, beautiful woman

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嫦	娥
じょう Hyōgaiji	が Hyōgaiji
goon

嫦娥 (Jōga): an 1892 illustration of a scene in the myth where Chang'e flies to the moon.

Etymology

/d͡ʑjauɡa/ → /d͡ʑɔːɡa/ → /d͡ʑoːɡa/

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

The 呉音 (goon) pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

First cited in Japanese to a text from 827.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡa̠]

Proper noun

嫦(じょう)娥(が) • (Jōga) ^{←じやうが (zyauga)?}

1. [from 827] (Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon

   Synonym: 姮娥 (Kōga)

2. [from 827] (poetic) the moon

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
• Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
• Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
• “嫦娥”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
嫦	娥

Proper noun

嫦娥 • (Thường Nga)

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