Hằng Nga

Vietnamese

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Definitions
  • the Chinese goddess of the Moon who, according to some myths, was accidentally sent there because she took too much of an immortality pill, and who is also the inspiration for the Vietnamese folkloric character chị Hằng (chị Hằng)

Etymology

Derived from Chinese 姮娥.

Origin

Chinese

姮娥

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