Yan Yan (philosopher)

|w=Yen Yen |p=Yán Yǎn }} |w2=Tzu-yu |p2=Zǐyóu |l2= |altname3=Yan You |c3= |w3=Yen Yu |p3=Yán Yóu |altname4=Yanzi |c4= |w4=Yen-tzu |p4=Yánzǐ |l4=Master Yan }} Yan Yan (b. 506BC), also known by his courtesy name Ziyou and as Yan You or Yanzi, was a prominent disciple of Confucius, considered by Confucius to be his most distinguished disciple in the study of the classics. A native of the state of Wu, he was the only known southerner among Confucius' disciples. Provided by Wikipedia