晏婴

晏嬰

Yàn Yīng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yan Ying (died 500 BC), chief minister of the state of Qi in the Spring and Autumn period

晏子 Yànzǐ Yan Ying · politician, c. 578–500 BC

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

晏婴是齐国的宰相。

Yàn Yīng shì Qíguó de zǎixiàng.

Yan Ying was the chief minister of the state of Qi.

HSK 7-9

晏婴个子很矮，可是非常机智。

Yàn Yīng gèzi hěn ǎi, kěshì fēicháng jīzhì.

Yan Ying was short, but extremely quick-witted.

Tips

usage

He is far better known as 晏子 'Master Yan', the name used in the stories about him collected in 《晏子春秋》.

history

On a mission to Chu he was told to use a small side gate because he was short, and replied that only an envoy to a land of dogs goes in by the dog gate. When the king of Chu showed him a thief from Qi, he answered that an orange tree south of the Huai bears oranges but north of it bears bitter fruit: 橘生淮南则为橘，生于淮北则为枳. People are shaped by where they live.

Stroke Order

晏 Yàn

婴 yīng