Yue
Encyclopedia
Locations
- ZhejiangZhejiangZhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
, abbreviated 越 Yuè, a province of China - GuangdongGuangdongGuangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
, abbreviated 粵 Yuè, province of China - Yue in Yue Nan: 越南 (VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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Language
- Yue Chinese, a subdivision of the Chinese language used primarily in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau that includes and is commonly conflated with Cantonese
- CantoneseCantoneseCantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
, a subdivision of the Yue branch of Chinese (Yue more accurately describes a broader category: Yue Chinese -- see above)
- Cantonese
- Yuè, a common Chinese given nameGiven nameA given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It could be 悦 (happy), or 越 (beyond), or 月 (moon).
Groups
- Baiyue, a collection of ancient peoples in coastal southern China.
- ShanyueShanyueShanyue was a tribe that was resided in the Yue area of ancient China during Han Dynasty. Since the Southern part of China was not yet controlled by the Han ethnicity , the Shanyue people would performe regular raids against Han citizens to gather living essentials...
, a tribe resided in the Yue area during Han Dynasty.
- Shanyue
States
- Yue (state)Yue (state)Yue was a state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period , in the modern province of Zhejiang. During the Spring and Autumn Period, its capital was in Guiji , near the modern city of Shaoxing...
, a state in modern northern Zhejiang during the Spring and Autumn Period - Minyue, an ancient kingdom located at modern Fujian.
- NanyueNanyueNanyue was an ancient kingdom that consisted of parts of the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan and northern Vietnam. Nanyue was established in 204 BC at the final collapse of the Qin Dynasty by Zhao Tuo, who was the military commander of Nanhai Commandery at the time, and...
, an ancient kingdom consisted of modern Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and northern Vietnam - WuyueWuyueKingdom of Wuyue , 907-978, was a small independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Qian family, which remains widespread in the kingdom's former territory.-Founding:...
, a state in modern Zhejiang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
People
- Shawn YueShawn YueShawn Yue is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films such as Jiang Hu and Infernal Affairs II and has established himself as a recognized face in Hong Kong cinema.- Background :...
, actor/singer based in Hong Kong - Huang YueyingHuang YueyingHuang Yueying is the fictional name of the wife of Zhuge Liang, the chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Her personal name was not recorded in history.-In folklore:...
, also known as Yue Ying, the fictional name of Zhuge Liang's wife.
Fictional
- Wellington YuehWellington YuehDr. Wellington Yueh is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He is primarily featured in the 1965 novel Dune, but also appears in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson...
, a character from Frank Herbert's Dune universe - Princess Yue, a character on the television series Avatar: The Last AirbenderAvatar: The Last AirbenderAvatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series that aired for three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. The series was created and produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who served as executive producers along with Aaron Ehasz...
- Yue, a character in the anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura
- Yue Ayase, a character from the multiple anime series and manga Negima
- Yue KatouAngel Sanctuaryis a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Originally serialized in Hana to Yume from February 1995 to February 2001, the chapters were collected and published in twenty tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha; the first volume was released in 1997 and the final volume was published in...
, a character in the manga Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki