Yan Yan (philosopher)
Yan Yan (Chinese: 言偃; Wade–Giles: Yen Yen; 506–? BC), courtesy name Ziyou (Chinese: 子游; Wade–Giles: Tzu-yu), also known as Yan You (Chinese: 言游; Wade–Giles: Yen Yu), was a prominent disciple of Confucius, considered by Confucius to be his most distinguished disciple in the study of the classics.[1] Honorifically known as Yanzi (Chinese: 言子; Wade–Giles: Yen Tzu) or Master Yan, he was said to be the only southerner among Confucius' disciples.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
See also
Notes
- ^ Confucius 1997, p. 203.
Bibliography
- Confucius (1997). Huang, Chichung (ed.). The Analects of Confucius. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506157-4.
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