chị Hằng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ haŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩ʔ haŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˨˩˨ haŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

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

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