Qin Hui

This article is about the Song dynasty chancellor. For other uses, see Qin Hui (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Qin.
Qin Hui
Portrait of Qin Kuai
Traditional Chinese秦檜
Simplified Chinese秦桧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQín Huì or Qín Kuài
Wade–GilesCh'in2 Hui4 or Ch'in2 K'uai1
IPA[tɕʰǐn xwêɪ] or [tɕʰǐn kʰwâɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingceon4 kui2
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese會之
Simplified Chinese会之
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuìzhī
Wade–GilesHui4-chih1
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwui6 zi1

Qin Hui or Qin Kuai (January 17, 1091 – November 18, 1155) was a Chinese politician. He was a Chancellor of the Song dynasty in Chinese history.

He was a contemporary of Yue Fei during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Song. Modern historians have blamed Qin Hui for being a traitor for his part in the persecution and execution of his political enemy, Yue Fei, a general who fought for the Song against the Jin dynasty during the Jin–Song Wars.[1]

He was also nicknamed "Long-legged Qin" (Chinese: 秦長腿).[2][3]

  1. ^ "發現秦檜遺囑後　考古隊向秦檜磕頭". Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  2. ^ Mah, Adeline (2008). China: Land of Dragons and Emperors. New York: Random House, Inc. p. 111. ISBN 9780385737487.
  3. ^ "秦檜一同學，從小看不起秦檜，陷害岳飛後被卸磨殺驢". KNews. Retrieved 15 August 2018.