Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meng Ji | 孟姬 |
맹희 (멍지) |
A virtuous wife of Duke Xiao of Qi 齊 during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Meng Jing Zi | 孟敬子 |
맹경자 (멍징쯔) |
The eleventh head of the powerful ministerial lineage of Mengsun 孟孫 in the state of Lu 魯. According to one account, he was the great-grandfather of Mencius. | 경자(Jing Zi 敬子) |
| Meng Kang | 孟康 |
맹강 (멍캉) |
A scholar of the Eastern Han and the Cao Wei 曹魏 dynasties. He made a great contribution to exegetical studies such as the Hanshu yinyi漢書音義. | 공휴(Gongxiu 公休) |
| Meng Liangxiang | 孟良相 |
맹량상 (멍량샹) |
A person who served as courier officer in the Ming army during the Imjin War. | |
| Meng Ming | 孟明 |
맹명 (멍밍) |
A son of prominent prime minister Baili Xi 百里奚 in the state of Qin 秦 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was taken prisoner by the Jin army on his way back from an expedition against the state of Zheng 鄭. Later he was released and returned home. | 맹명시(Meng Ming Shi 孟明視) |
| Meng Qing | 孟卿 |
맹경 (멍칭) |
A scholar of the Gongyang interpretation 公羊傳 of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 during the Western Han period. | |
| Meng Renzong | 明仁宗 |
명인종 (멍런쭝) |
(1378-1425 CE; r. 1424-1425 CE). The fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son of Emperor Chengzu (成祖) (Yongle emperor). Personal name Zhu Gaochi (朱高熾), reign era name Hongxi (洪熙). Although his reign was very short, he successfully introduced a series of political, economic, and military reforms. | 고치(高熾), 인묘(仁廟), 인종(仁宗), 인종경천체도순성지덕홍문흠무장성달효소황제(仁宗敬天體道純誠至德弘文欽武章聖達孝昭皇帝), 인종황제(仁宗皇帝), 홍희(洪熙), 홍희황제(洪熙皇帝) |
| Meng Shan | 孟善 |
맹선 (멍산) |
(d. 1412 CE). A former Yuan official who surrendered to the Ming. He was appointed Marquis of Baoding (保定侯) for his services to Zhu Di (朱棣), Emperor Yongle (永樂), during the so-called Jingnan Rebellion (靖難之變). | 보정후(保定侯) |
| Meng Shilong | 孟世隆 |
맹세륭 (멍스룽) |
One of the fourteen Chinese cast away on the shore of Haenam (海南) in Joseon and sent back to Liaodong in 1587. | |
| Meng Tian | 蒙恬 |
몽념 (멍톈) |
(d. 210 BCE). A military commander of Qin 秦 who is renowned for the defeat of Xiongnu 匈奴 and the construction of the Great Wall. He assisted Prince Fu Su 扶蘇 who was exiled to the northern border area. |