Word details
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.