Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Shizi | 李時孶 |
이시자 (리스쯔) |
See, Li Shinie 李時孽. | 이시자(李時孶) |
| Li Shouchang | 李守昌 |
이수창 (리숴창) |
A leader of pirates who surrendered to the Southern Ming(南明) and was installed as the Prince of An'nan(安南王). | 이수창(李守昌), 수창(守昌), 안남왕(安南王) |
| Li Shun | 李順 |
이순 (리순) |
A Chinese commoner who was taken prison by Japanese pirates and escaped to Joseon during the reign of Emperor Hongwu (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty. He was sent back to Nanjing(南京) by the Joseon authorities | 이순(李順) |
| Li Si | 李四 |
이사 (리쓰) |
A castaway who arrived at Tae'an 泰安 in 1544. | 이사(李四) |
| Li Si | 李斯 |
이사 (리쓰) |
(c. 280-208 BCE). A prominent Legalist thinker and chancellor 丞相 of the Qin 秦 dynasty during the reigns of the First and Second Emperors. | 사(Si 斯) |
| Li Sixiao | 李思孝 |
이사효 (리쓰샤오) |
A censor 御史 of the Ming dynasty. In 1596, he sent a message to the Korean court asking why the Japanese had not retreated after Toyotomi Hideyosi 豊臣秀吉 had been enfeoffed as the King of Japan. | 이사효(李思孝) |
| Li Su | 李愬 |
이소 (리쑤) |
Li Su(李愬, 773–821) was a general of the Tang Dynasty. He was a son of Li Sheng(李晟), a major general during the reign of Emperor Dezong(德宗). On account of his father's accomplishments, he started his official career from the position of Xielü Lang(協律郞). He was renowned for his surprise attack on Cai Prefecture(蔡州) and the capture of the warlord Wu Yuanji(吳元濟). | 이소(李愬), 소(愬), 원직(元直) |
| Li Suli | 李素立 |
이소립 (리쑤리) |
Li Suli(李素立) was an official of the Tang Dynasty who served Emperor Gaozu(高祖), Emperor Taizong(太宗) and Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗). In the early Wude era(武德), he was appointed inspecting censor(監察御使). When Emperor Gaozu was about to put someone who had committed a minor crime to death, he advised the emperor to temper justice with mercy. | 이소립(李素立) |
| Li Taihou | 李太后 |
이태후 (리타이허우) |
(351-400). The imperial concubine of Emperor Jianwen 簡文帝 and the mother of Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. | |
| Li Taizi | 戾太子 |
여태자 (리타이쯔) |
See Liu Ju 劉據. |