Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Wenshu | 路溫舒 |
노온서 (루원수) |
An official who memorialized Emperor Xuan 宣帝 that the state should honor moral charisma (de 德) and mitigate punishment. | |
| Lu Wentao | 陸文韜 |
육문도 (루원타오) |
A swindler who pretended to be a messenger of the Ministry of War 兵部. He presented a fake letter to the Joseon court and received gifts in 1596. | 육문도(陸文韜), 문도(文韜) |
| Lu Xi Gong | 魯僖公 |
노희공 (루시궁) |
(r. 659-627 BCE). Duke Xi of Lu. The eighteenth ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was a son of Duke Zhuang's concubine. He reigned for thirty three years. | 희(Xi 僖), 희(Xi 禧), 희공(Xi Gong 僖公) |
| Lu Xiang Gong | 魯襄公 |
노양공 (루샹궁) |
(r. 572-542 BCE). Duke Xiang of Lu. The twenty-second ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He reigned for thirty one years. | 양공襄公 |
| Lu Xiangshan | 陸象山 |
육상산 (루샹산) |
Refers to Lu Jiuyuan 陸九淵 (1139~1192); see Lu Jiuyuan 陸九淵 | 륙(陸) |
| Lu Xiangxian | 陸象先 |
육상선 (루샹셴) |
Lu Xiangxian(陸象先, 665－736) was an official of the Tang Dynasty, who served Emperor Ruizong(睿宗) as chancellor. He was born in Wu district(吳縣) of Su prefecture(蘇州). He was reputed to be a man of integrity and humility. | 육상선(陸象先), 경초(景初), 문정(文貞) |
| Lu Xie | 盧携 |
노휴 (루셰) |
Lu Xie(盧携, 824-880) was an official of the Tang Dynasty(唐朝), and served as a chancellor in the reign of Emperor Xizong(僖宗). In 858, he became Jinshi(進士). After having served as Deputy Minister of Census(戶部侍郎) and Imperial Scholar(翰林學士) among other positions, he eventually became Chancellor in 877. In 880, as Huang Chao(黃巢)’s rebel army attacked Chang'an (長安), he lost the Imperial trust and was demoted. He killed himself soon afterward by taking poison. After Chang’an was taken by Huang Chao, his body was beheaded publicly. | 노휴(盧携), 자승(子升) |
| Lu Xiufu | 陸秀夫 |
육수부 (루슈푸) |
Lu Xiufu(陸秀夫, 1236~1279) was an official during the final years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Along with Wen Tianxiang(文天祥) and Zhang Shijie(張世傑), he is regarded as one of the "Three heroes of the late Song period(宋末三傑)". After the death of Emperor Duanzong(端宗) in 1278, he enthroned Emperor Duanzong's younger brother Zhao Bing(趙昺). In 1279, after the fall of the Southern Song, he jumped from a cliff into sea with the last emperor. | 육수부(陸秀夫), 수부(秀夫), 군실(君實) |
| Lu Xuan Gong | 魯宣公 |
노선공 (루쉬안궁) |
Duke Xuan of Lu. The twentieth ruler of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He reigned for eighteen years. | |
| Lu Xun | 盧勳 |
노훈 (루쉰) |
A high-ranking Ming official in Liaodong (遼東) during the Zhengde era (1506-1521) of the Ming. |