Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lü Lu | 呂祿 |
여록 (뤼루) |
(d. 180 BCE). A nephew of the Empress Lü during the early Western Han period. He and his whole family were exterminated on the charge of treason by chancellor Chen Ping 陳平 and grand commandant Zhou Bo 周勃. | |
| Lü Meng | 呂蒙 |
여몽 (뤼멍) |
(178-220). A military general serving under the warlord Sun Quan 孫權 during the Eastern Han period. Lü Meng served as the commanding general in the invasion of Jing province 荊州 in 220 that led to the death of Guan Yu 關羽. | 자명(Ziming 子明) |
| Lü Mengzheng | 呂蒙正 |
여몽정 (뤼멍정) |
Lü Mengzheng(呂蒙正, 946-1011) was a Grand Councilor of the Northern Song Dynasty. He came from Luoyang District(洛陽), Henan(河南) and earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 977. He recommended Fu Bi(富弼) and his nephew Lü Yijian(呂夷簡), both of whom later became renowned Grand Councilors. He was posthumously honored as Wenmu(文穆). | 여몽정(呂蒙正), 몽정(蒙正), 성공(聖功) |
| Lü Qiang | 呂强 |
여강 (뤼챵) |
(d. 184 CE). An upright and incorruptable eunuch during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝. | 강(Qiang 强), 도향후(Duxiang Hou 都鄕侯) |
| Lü Shenhao | 呂頣浩 |
여신호 (뤼선하오) |
Lü Shenhao(呂頣浩, 1071~1139) was an official of the Song Dynasty. He was successively appointed Professor of Fen Prefecture(玢州教授) and Fiscal Commissioner-in-Chief of Hebei Circuit(河北都轉運使). After the the Song court moved southward, he became Prefect of Yang Prefecture(揚州知州) and was later appointed Grand Councilor. | 여신호(呂頣浩), 원직(元直) |
| Lü Sigong | 呂嗣功 |
여사공 (뤼쓰궁) |
A registrar (經歷) in Liaodong (遼東) during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. | |
| Lü Taihou | 呂太后 |
여태후 (뤼타이허우) |
See Lü Hou 呂后. | |
| Lü Wende | 呂文德 |
여문덕 (뤼원더) |
Lü Wende(呂文德, 1215~1270) was a military general of the Southern Song Dynasty. He came from Anfeng District(安豊縣), Su Prefecture(宿州). He distinguished himself in the wars against the Mongols. He defended Xiangyang(襄陽) against the Mongol from 1256 and died of illness. | 여문덕(呂文德) |
| Lü Wenhuan | 呂文煥 |
여문환 (뤼원환) |
Lü Wenhuan(呂文煥) was a military general of the Southern Song Dynasty. He came from Anfeng District(安豊縣), Su Prefecture(宿州) and was a younger brother of Lü Wende(呂文德). He surrendered to the Mongols when Yuan took Xiangyang(襄陽) in 1273. Kublai Khan gave him a series of important positions in the Mongol court. He resigned and retired to his hometown in 1283. | 여문환(呂文煥) |
| Lü Xian | 呂賢 |
여현 (뤼셴) |
A student of Zhangzhou prefectual school (漳州府學). Along with Professor (敎授) Chen Sixian (陳思賢) and five other students, he was executed for installing the soul tablet of the Jianwen emperor (建文帝) in Minglun Hall (明倫堂). |