Yue (surname)

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岳, 樂
Yue
PronunciationYuè
Origin
Word/nameChina
MeaningMountain

Template:ChineseText Yuè[1] is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name . In places which use the Wade-Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Yue is usually spelled as "Yüeh" or "Yueh".

Yuè is also the pinyin transliteration of the surname 樂 in traditional character and 乐 in simplified character.

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 岳

  • Yue Fei (岳飛) military general who lived in the Southern Song dynasty

Prominent individuals with the surname Yue 樂/乐

  • Yue Jiu (樂就) Military General under Yuan Shu in the Late Han Dynasty
  • Yue Jin (樂進) Military General who serve under Warlord Cao Cao in the Late Han Dynasty
  • Yue Yi (樂毅) Minister of the states of Zhao and Yan in the Warring States era
  • Yue Lin Military general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period

Notes

  1. ^ An approximation of the pronunciation in English is /ˈjuːɛ/.