Phó Duyệt

Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • Fu Yue: The Chinese-style Vietnamese name for a legendary prime minister from the Shang Dynasty in ancient China. He was discovered by King Wu Ding after the king had a prophetic dream. The name combines the place name "Phó" (Fu) with his personal name "Duyệt" (Yue).
Usage Examples
  • Proper noun:
    • Phó Duyệt được vua Cao Tông nhà Thương phong làm tể tướng. (Fu Yue was appointed prime minister by King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty.)
    • Truyền thuyết về Phó Duyệt được ghi chép trong "Sử Ký". (The legend of Fu Yue is recorded in the "Records of the Grand Historian.")
Advanced Usage
  • This term is primarily used in historical, literary, or scholarly contexts discussing ancient Chinese history or Sino-Vietnamese classical literature. It is not used in modern conversational Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
  • Y Phó: An alternative Sino-Vietnamese name or literary reference to the same historical figure, Fu Yue.
    • Nhân vật Y Phó cũng chính là Phó Duyệt. (The character Yi Fu is also Fu Yue.)
Synonyms
  • Fu Yue: The standard English transliteration of the historical figure's name.
Related Idioms
  • Cái vạc Phó Duyệt: Literally "the cauldron of Fu Yue." This is a classical literary allusion referencing the story where Fu Yue was working as a laborer building walls when he was discovered. It symbolizes the discovery of talent in an obscure place or among humble people.
    • Phát hiện nhân tài như tìm thấy cái vạc Phó Duyệt. (Discovering talent is like finding the cauldron of Fu Yue.)