Meanings
- Chinesehuman sciencesThe Chinese goddess of the moon.
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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 because, in addition to the original punishment from Chang'e, it may cause one's lover to have a change of heart.
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
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 嫦娥
- 嫦娥 (Cháng'é)lunar divinity
Hungarian Csang-o
- Csang-olunar divinity
Japanese 嫦娥
- 嫦娥 (Jōga)lunar divinity
Korean 상아
- 상아 (Sang'a)lunar divinity
Russian Чанъэ
- Чанъэ (Čanʺe)lunar divinity
Vietnamese Thường Nga
- Thường Ngalunar divinity
Cite this entry
Chang'e. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chang'e
“Chang'e.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chang'e. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chang'e,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chang'e.
Source: Chang'e on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.