易牙

Chinese

		change; easy; simple	tooth; ivory
trad. (易牙)		易	牙
simp. #(易牙)		易	牙

Etymology

Yi Ya lived during the Spring and Autumn Period in the State of Qi. He was Duke Huan of Qi's beloved chef. Once, Duke Huan of Qi had commented that the only food that he had yet to try was the flesh of an infant. Upon hearing this, Yi Ya steamed his own infant and served it to Huan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yì Yá

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yì Yá
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yì Yá
    • Wade–Giles: I⁴ Ya²
    • Yale: Yì Yá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yih Ya
    • Palladius: И Я (I Ja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ jä³⁵/

Proper noun

易牙

1. Yi Ya (lived during the Spring and Autumn Period)

References

• 易牙 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Duke Huan of Qi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia