Yue

Yue or Yueh (Yüeh) /ˈjuːeɪ/ may refer to:

Locations

• Guangdong, abbreviated 粵 Yuè, a province of China
• Yue Nan (Chinese: 越南) or Vietnam
• Zhejiang, informally abbreviated 越 Yuè, a province of China

Language

• Yue Chinese, a branch of Chinese, spoken primarily in and around Guangdong and Guangxi.
• Cantonese, a dialect of Yue Chinese, widely spoken in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau.

Groups

• Baiyue, a collection of ancient peoples in coastal southern China.
• Shanyue, a tribe residing in the Yue area during the Han Dynasty.

History

• Yue (state), a state in modern eastern China during the Spring and Autumn Period
• Minyue, an ancient kingdom located at modern Fujian.
• Nanyue, an ancient kingdom consisting of modern Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and northern Vietnam
• Wuyue, a state in modern Zhejiang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period

Arts

• Yueqin, a traditional Chinese string instrument
• Yue (Chinese: 籥), an ancient Chinese wind instrument
• Yue ware, early Chinese celadon pottery

People

• Yue (surname) (岳 or 樂), Chinese surname
• Yue Fei, Song Dynasty patriot and general
• Shawn Yue, actor/singer based in Hong Kong
• Yuè, a Chinese given name, including 悅 (happy), or 越 (beyond), 玥 (precious stone), or 月 (moon)

Fictional

• Wellington Yueh, a character from Frank Herbert's Dune universe
• Princess Yue, a character on the television series Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Yue, a character in the anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura
• Yue Ayase, a character from the multiple anime series and manga Negima
• Yue Katou, a character in the manga Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki

See also

• Yueju (disambiguation)
• Yuezhou (disambiguation)