《左傳》人物名字考論六則

The Discussion on Six Characters in Zuo Zhuan by Their First Names & Courtesy Names

本文討論《左傳》六位人物之名與字關係，依《左傳》卷秩為次，依序為宋公子督字華父、楚令尹成得臣與楚大夫觀從皆字子玉、晉大夫胥臣字子犯、秦公子鍼字伯車、齊大夫陳逆字子行。八人名與字關係或為字義相關，如陳逆；或取反義關係，如公子督、胥臣；尚見近義聯想之例，如成得臣、觀從、公子箴。

According to the volumes of Zuo Zhuan in sequence, this article discusses the relevance between first names and courtesy names of the six characters in the text. The following eight characters are in sequence of volumes: Gōng-zǐ (the prince of Sòng State), Dū's courtesy name is “Huá-fù”; Lìng-yǐn (the prime minister of Chǔ State), Chéng Dé-chén's and Dà-fū (the senior official of Chǔ State), Guān Cóng's are both “Zi-yù”; Dà-fū (the senior official of Jìn State), Xū Chén's is “Zi-fàn”; Gōng-zǐ (the prince of Qín State), Zhēn's is “Bó Chē”; Dà-fū (the senior official of Qí State), Chén Nì's is “Zi-xíng”. The relevance between first names and courtesy names of these eight characters is literal meaning such as Chén Nì's; or it is opposite meaning, for instance, Gōng-zǐ Dū's, Xū Chén's and Chéng Dà-xīn's; moreover, it is also similar meaning like Chéng Dé-chén's, Guān Cóng's, Xì Qí's and Gōng-zǐ Zhēn's.