Hằng Nga
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 姮娥.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Heng'e, 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
- Synonym: Thường Nga
- Hằng Nga Tiên tử
- Heng'e the Heavenly Hermit
- Trư Bát Giới bị đày xuống trần gian vì đã say xỉn và quấy rối Hằng Nga.
- Zhu Bajie was exiled to the mortal world because he had drunkenly harassed Heng'e.
- Hồ Xuân Hương, Vịnh Hằng Nga, [On Heng'e]
- Hỡi chị Hằng Nga náu Quảng Hàn,
Bốn mùa trăng gió mấy giang san.
Áo tiên tuy nhuộm màu Vương Mẫu,
Hương tục còn nồng lửa Hậu Lang.
Mắt phượng nhớ say mùi ngọc thố,
Cung Nghê sao thẹn khúc cầm loan.
Nẻo không duyên nợ người cùng thế,
Xin chớ dầm mình nước hợp hoan.- O sister Heng'e on the Moon,
How long it is you have been there.
You've been wearing heavenly coats like the Queen Mother,
Yet you're still living, longing for times with Hou Yi.
Your dainty eyes are reminiscent of the Jade Rabbit's smell,
The Moon Palace somehow echoes a love song.
It was never meant to be anyway,
So please stop pursuing this courtship.
- O sister Heng'e on the Moon,