chị Hằng

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Vietnamese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.