Definition

1. Noun (Literary, Archaic):
   • The Moon: A poetic and classical personification of the moon in Vietnamese literature and folklore, often depicted as a beautiful, ethereal female figure residing in the lunar palace.
   • A beautiful woman: By extension, used as a metaphor for a woman of exceptional and serene beauty, likened to the moon.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong thơ cổ, ả hằng thường là biểu tượng của vẻ đẹp thuần khiết và cô đơn. (In classical poetry, "ả hằng" is often a symbol of pure and lonely beauty.)
  • Ánh sáng của ả hằng chiếu xuống mặt hồ. (The light of the moon shone down on the lake surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cung ả hằng" or "cung hằng": The Moon Palace, the mythical abode of the Moon Goddess.
  • Truyền thuyết kể về chị Hằng Nga sống ở cung ả hằng. (Legend tells of Lady Chang'e living in the Moon Palace.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hằng Nga (n): Chang'e, the specific name of the Moon Goddess in East Asian mythology, often synonymous with "ả hằng" in Vietnamese context.

  • Tết Trung Thu có truyền thuyết về chị Hằng Nga. (The Mid-Autumn Festival features the legend of Lady Chang'e.)

• Chị Hằng (n): A more familiar, colloquial term for the moon or the moon goddess, commonly used, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

  • Trẻ em rước đèn đón chị Hằng. (Children carry lanterns to welcome the Moon Lady.)

Synonyms

• The Moon: The natural satellite of the earth.
• Moon Goddess: A deity associated with the moon.
• Selene (in a Western context): The personification of the moon in Greek mythology.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Ả hằng lơ lửng trên không: The moon hanging suspended in the sky; a poetic description of the moon in the night sky.
  • Cảnh đêm có ả hằng lơ lửng trên không thật thơ mộng. (The night scene with the moon hanging in the sky is truly poetic.)