Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ji Yun | 紀勻 |
기균 (지윈) |
see Ji Yun(紀昀) | 윤(勻) |
| Ji Yun | 紀昀 |
기윤 (지윈) |
Ji Yun(1724~1805) was a renowned scholar of Qing China. He wrote Jottings from the Thatched Abode of Close Observations 閱薇草堂筆記, and the Collected Works of Lord Wenda 紀文達公遺集. | 효람(曉嵐) |
| Ji Zha | 季札 |
계찰 (지자) |
(576-484 BCE). A diplomat and politician during the late Spring and Autumn period. The fourth son of Shou Meng 壽夢, the King of Wu 吳王. He was very famous for his brilliance and friendship with many intellectuals of the time. | 계자(Ji Zi 季子) |
| Ji Zhan | 紀瞻 |
기첨 (지잔) |
(253-324). An official of the Jin dynasty. As a member of the great families in the Jiangnan region, he collaborated with Sima Yu 司馬昱 in establishing the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. | 사원(Siyuan 思遠) |
| Ji Zi | 箕子 |
기자 (지쯔) |
A semi-mythological Chinese sage. According to the Venerated Documents 尙書 and Bamboo Annals 竹書紀年, he, as a relative and subject, admonished King Zhou of Shang 商紂王 but was punished. Early Chinese texts such as the Shangshu dazhuan 尙書大傳 hold that Ji Zi was enfeoffed in Joseon 朝鮮 by King Wu of Zhou 周武王 after the conquest of Shang. | 기(Ji 箕), 기왕(Ji Wang 箕王), 기자묘(Ji Zi Miao 箕子廟), 기자사(Ji Zi Ci 箕子祠), 은사(Yin Shi 殷師), 조선후(Chao Xian Hou 朝鮮侯) |
| Ji Zi | 季子 |
계자 (지쯔) |
See Ji You 季友. | |
| Ji Zun | 祭遵 |
제준 (지쭌) |
(d. 33 CE). One of the meritorious retainers at the founding of the Eastern Han dynasty. | |
| Jia An | 賈黯 |
가암 (자안) |
Jia An(賈黯, 1022~1065) was an official of the Song Dynasty. Known as a man of integrity, he rose through various offices to become vice censor-in-chief(御史中丞). In the reign of Emperor Yingzong(英宗), he insisted that the emperor should give his biological father the posthumous title of "Imperial Uncle(皇伯)" in the controversy of great rites. | 가암(賈黯), 직유(直孺) |
| Jia Biao | 賈彪 |
가표 (쟈뱌오) |
A native of Yingchuan 潁川. A student of the imperial academy 太學 during the Eastern Han dynasty. | |
| Jia Changchao | 賈昌朝 |
가창조 (자창차오) |
Jia Changchao(賈昌朝, 998-1065) was an official of the Song dynasty. In the reign of Emperor Renzong(仁宗), Ouyang Xiu(歐陽脩) denounced him as a wicked and crafty person. | 가(賈), 가창조(賈昌朝), 창조(昌朝), 자명(子明) |