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嫦娥

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng é

Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)
one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft

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嫦: cháng · name of a moon goddess
娥: é · be beautiful; good; surname

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2–2 · Chang2 e2

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soeng4 ngo4

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name

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

noun

(metonymic) moon
(metonymic) graceful, beautiful woman

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