Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Fen | 劉蕡 |
유분 (리우펀) |
Liu Fen(劉蕡, ?-842), a native of You prefecture(幽州) and jinshi of 763, was an official of the Tang Dynasty. He was regarded as a prominent foe of the eunuchs. Due to conflicts with eunuchs, he was exiled and died in exile. | 류분(劉賁), 유분(劉蕡), 분(蕡), 거화(去華). |
| Liu Fu | 劉輔 |
유보 (류푸) |
A son of Emperor Guangwu of Han 漢光武帝 and the first king of the Kingdom of Pei 沛 in the Eastern Han dynasty. | 보(Fu 輔), 헌왕(Xian Wang 獻王) |
| Liu Fuhai | 劉福海 |
유복해 (류푸하이) |
A member of a Ming envoy's suite to Joseon in 1429 | 유복해(劉福海) |
| Liu Fuqi | 劉伏玘 |
유복기 (류푸치) |
A native of Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西. He arrested Wang San 王三, a rebel leader, around 1545. Wang was actually a fellow countryman. | 유복기(劉伏玘), 복기(伏玘) |
| Liu Gaisun | 劉垓孫 |
유해손 (류가이쑨) |
Liu Gaisun(劉垓孫) was a Confucian scholar who commented on the Family Rite 家禮 during the Yuan Dynasty(元). | 유해손(劉垓孫) |
| Liu Gang | 劉綱 |
유강 (류강) |
A native of Renqiu 任丘, jinshi of 1490. He served as Secretary 主事 on the Ministry of Rites 禮部 and then Director 郞中 of the Ministry of Justice 刑部. Later he became prefect 知府 of Xi'an 西安 Prefecture. | 유강(劉綱) |
| Liu Gao | 劉羔 |
유고 (류가오) |
One of the Ming castaways who arrived at Taean 泰安 in 1544 | 유고(劉羔) |
| Liu Gong | 劉珙 |
유공 (류궁) |
Liu Gong(劉珙, 1122~1178) was an official of the Southern Song Dynasty. He come from Jianning (建寧) and earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 1142. He was expelled from court due to discord with Qin Hui(秦檜). He was posthumously honored as Zhongsu(忠肅). | 공(珙), 유공(劉珙), 공보(共父) |
| Liu Guanbao | 劉官保 |
유관보 (류관바오) |
A native of Aizhou 崖州 who was captured by Japanese pirates. Although they stranded him on an island, he was eventually rescued by Koreans around 1413. | 관보(官保), 유관보(劉官保) |
| Liu Guang | 劉廣 |
유광 (류광) |
A eunuch who was appointed marquis 侯 by Emperor Huan of Han 漢桓帝. |