Hundred Yue

 

The term "Hundred Yue" first appears in the book Lüshi Chunqiu compiled around 239 BC.^[5] It was used as a collective term for the non-Chinese populations of south and southwest China and northern Vietnam.^[1]

Ancient texts mention a number of Yue states or groups. Most of these names survived into early imperial times:

Ancient Yue states or groups

Chinese	Mandarin	Cantonese (Jyutping)	Zhuang	Vietnamese	Literal English trans.:
於越/于越	Yūyuè	jyu1 jyut6		Ư Việt	Yue
揚越/扬越	Yángyuè	joeng4 jyut6		Dương Việt	Yang Yue
干越	Gānyuè	gon3 jyut6		Cán Việt	Gan Yue
閩越/闽越	Mǐnyuè	man5 jyut6		Mân Việt	River Yue
夜郎	Yèláng	je6 long4		Dạ Lang	Night Yue
南越	Nányuè	naam4 jyut6	Namzyied	Nam Việt	Southern Yue
山越	Shānyuè	saan1 jyut6		Sơn Việt	Mountain Yue
雒越	Luòyuè	lok6 jyut6		Lạc Việt	Sea Bird Yue
甌越/瓯越	Ōuyuè	au1 jyut6		Âu Việt	(East) Valley Yue
滇越,盔越	Diānyuè, Kuīyuè	din1 jyut6, kwai1 jyut6		Điền Việt, Khôi Việt	Heavenly Yue, Basin Yue

 

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The term "Hundred Yue" first appears in the book
<i><a href="/wiki/L%C3%BCshi_Chunqiu" title="Lüshi Chunqiu">Lüshi Chunqiu
</a></i>
compiled around 239 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference">
<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]
</a></sup>
It was used as a collective term for the non-Chinese populations of south and southwest China and northern Vietnam.<sup id="cite_ref-Meacham_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meacham-1">[1]
</a></sup></p>
<p>Ancient texts mention a number of Yue states or groups. Most of these names survived into early imperial times:</p>
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<caption>Ancient Yue states or groups</caption><tr><th>Chinese</th><th>Mandarin</th><th>Cantonese (Jyutping)</th><th>Zhuang</th><th>Vietnamese</th><th>Literal English trans.:</th></tr><tr><td>於越/于越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Yue_(state)" title="Yue (state)">Yūyuè</a></td><td>jyu¹ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Ư Việt</td><td>Yue</td></tr><tr><td>揚越/扬越</td><td>Yángyuè</td><td>joeng⁴ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Dương Việt</td><td>Yang Yue</td></tr><tr><td>干越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Gan_(state)" title="Gan (state)">Gānyuè</a></td><td>gon³ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Cán Việt</td><td>Gan Yue</td></tr><tr><td>閩越/闽越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Minyue" title="Minyue">Mǐnyuè</a></td><td>man⁵ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Mân Việt</td><td>River Yue</td></tr><tr><td>夜郎</td><td><a href="/wiki/Yelang" title="Yelang">Yèláng</a></td><td>je⁶ long⁴</td><td></td><td>Dạ Lang</td><td>Night Yue</td></tr><tr><td>南越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Nanyue" title="Nanyue">Nányuè</a></td>
<td>naam⁴
jyut⁶</td><td>Namzyied</td><td>Nam Việt</td><td>Southern Yue</td></tr><tr><td>山越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Shanyue" title="Shanyue">Shānyuè</a></td><td>saan¹ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Sơn Việt</td><td>Mountain Yue</td></tr><tr><td>雒越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Lu%C3%B2yu%C3%A8" class="mw-redirect" title="Luòyuè">Luòyuè</a></td><td>lok⁶ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td><a href="/wiki/L%E1%BA%A1c_Vi%E1%BB%87t" title="Lạc Việt">Lạc Việt</a></td><td>Sea Bird Yue</td></tr><tr><td>甌越/瓯越</td><td>Ōuyuè</td><td>au¹ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td><a href="/wiki/%C3%82u_Vi%E1%BB%87t" title="Âu Việt">Âu Việt</a></td><td>(East) Valley Yue</td></tr><tr><td>滇越,盔越</td><td><a href="/wiki/Dian_Kingdom" title="Dian Kingdom">Diānyuè</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuiyue&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Kuiyue (page does not exist)">Kuīyuè</a></td><td>din¹ jyut⁶, kwai¹ jyut⁶</td><td></td><td>Điền Việt, Khôi Việt</td><td>Heavenly Yue, Basin Yue
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