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Chang'e

/t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/

Chang'e proper noun: the Chinese goddess of the moon.

Proper noun

Chang'e

  1. (Chinese) The Chinese goddess of the moon.
    • 4. Don't point at the moon
      In general, pointing with the index finger at the moon is disrespectful to the moon goddess Chang'e and she will retaliate by cutting your ear clean off, or at least cut it slightly. In addition, during the Qixi Festival, it is considered even worse to point at the moon...2022 August 4, Keoni Everington, “5 taboos to dodge on Qixi Festival in Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022, Culture

Chang'e meaning in Vietnamese

Chang'e in Vietnamese

lunar divinity
Thường Nga

Origin of Chang'e

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

Words formed from Chang'e

Questions about Chang'e

What does Chang'e mean?
Chang'e means the Chinese goddess of the moon.
What is Chang'e in Vietnamese?
Chang'e in Vietnamese is Thường Nga. See Chang'e meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Chang'e?
Chang'e is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chang'e?
Chang'e is pronounced /t͡ʃɒŋ.(ʔ)ʌ/.

Words near Chang'e in the dictionary

  1. Chang Tang
  2. Chang Thang
  3. Chang'an
  4. Chang'an Avenue
  5. chang'd
  6. Chang'e
  7. Chang-ch'iao
  8. Chang-chia-k'ou
  9. Chang-chou
  10. Chang-hai
  11. Chang-hua

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