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
Min Dong (BUC): Siòng-ngò̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): Siông-gô / Siông-ngô͘ / Siâng-ngô͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): siang⁵ ngo⁵

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/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Siòng-ngò̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋo⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-gô
  - Tâi-lô: Siông-gô
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sionggooi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡo²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siông-ngô͘
  - Tâi-lô: Siông-ngôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siongngoo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siâng-ngô͘
  - Tâi-lô: Siâng-ngôo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siangngoo
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiaŋ²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: siang⁵ ngo⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siâng ngô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋo⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /d͡ʑɨɐŋ ŋɑ/

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
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

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

Synonyms

廣寒仙子／广寒仙子

Noun

嫦娥

(figurative) moon
(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 d͡ʑɨɐŋ ŋɑ, “Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon”).

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡa̠]

Proper noun

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

(Chinese mythology) Chang'e, the Chinese goddess of the moon
Synonym: 姮娥 (Kōga)
(poetic) the moon

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
“嫦娥”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
嫦	娥

Proper noun

嫦娥 • (Thường Nga)

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

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