Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuai Kui | 蒯聵 |
괴외 (콰이쿠이) |
A son of Duke Ling of Wey 衛靈公 during the Spring and Autumn period. He fled after a failed plot against Nanzi 南子, the wife of Duke Ling 靈公. In 481 BCE, he succeeded in ousting Duke Chu 出公, his own son, but was killed three years later. | 괴(Kuai 蒯) |
| Kuai Tong | 蒯通 |
괴통 (콰이퉁) |
See Kuai Che 蒯徹. | |
| Kuang Heng | 匡衡 |
광형 (쾅헝) |
A Confucian scholar and a chancellor 丞相 during the reigns of Emperor Yuan 元帝 and Emperor Cheng 成帝. He reformed the state cult in accordance with the Confucian classics. | 광(Kuang 匡), 형(Heng 衡) |
| Kuang Sheng | 狂生 |
광생 (쾅성) |
See Li Yiji 酈食其. | |
| Kuang Zhang | 匡章 |
광장 (쾅장) |
A renowned military commander during the reign of King Wei 威王 and King Xuan of Qi 齊 in the Warring States period. He distinguished himself in the wars against the Yan 燕, Chu 楚, and Qin 秦. | 광자(Kuang Zi 匡子), 장자(Zhang Zi 章子) |
| Kuanwenrenshenghuangdi | 寬溫仁聖皇帝 |
관온인성황제 (콴원런성황디) |
Posthumous title of Hong Taiji. In 1636, the 16 Mongolian section leaders and 49 lords gave him the posthumous title 'Kuanwenrenshenghuangdi', and changed the national title from Later Jin into Qing. They also set the name of the era as Chongde. | |
| Kuercha | 庫兒叉 |
고아차 (쿠얼차) |
details unknown | |
| Kui | 夔 |
기 (쿠이) |
Shun's 舜 legendary music minister. A mythological inventor of music and dancing in Chinese mythology. | 후기(Hou Kui 后夔) |
| Kuilun | 魁倫 |
괴륜 (쿠이룬) |
Kuilun(1752~1800) was a member of the Plain Yellow Banner who became general of Fu Prefecture in 1788. He disclosed the bribery of the Viceroy of MinZhe, Wulana, and acted in place of the former viceroy. In 1796, he was appointed Viceroy of MinZhe. In 1799, he volunteered to lead the suppression of bandits in Sichuan, but he was demoted in 1800 and eventually excuted in Beijing. | 만) 쿠이룬(Kuilun) |
| Kumārajīva | 鳩摩羅什 |
구마라습 (쿠마라지바(산스크리트어)) |
(334-413). A prominent Kuchean Budhist monk, scholar, and translator who was revered in the courts of both Former Qin 前秦) and Later Qin 後秦 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. | 구마라습(鳩摩羅什), 구마라십(鳩麻羅什) |