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이퇴계

Pronunciation
이ː퇴계 / 이ː퉤게
Part of speech
noun
Vocabulary level
none

Yi Toegye

A pen name for Yi Hwang (1501-1570), a scholar of the Joseon Dynasty; as a founder of Dosan Seowon, a Korean Confucian academy, in Andong, he taught many disciples; along with Yi I, he is regarded as one of the most prominent Neo-Confucian scholars in Korea.