Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qian Feng | 錢鳳 |
전봉 (첸펑) |
One of chief advisors of Wang Dun 王敦 who revolted against Emperor Yuan 元帝 during the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. | |
| Qian Fu | 黔夫 |
검부 (쳰푸) |
A prominent local governor of the state of Qi 齊 under King Wei 威王 during the Warring States period. | |
| Qian Gongfu | 錢公輔 |
전공보 (첸궁푸) |
Qian Gongfu(錢公輔, 1023~1074) was an official and poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. He studied under Hu Yuan(胡瑗) and earned the jinshi degree. In the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), he was demoted and exiled to Jiangning Prefecture(江寧府) due to his opposition to the reforms promoted by Wang Anshi(王安石). | 전공보(錢公輔), 군의(君倚) |
| Qian Guohai | 錢國海 |
전국해 (쳰궈하이) |
A Ming officer and subordinate of Liu Xingzhi 劉興治. In 1630, he came from Gado 椵島 in order to request Koreans to provide twenty thousand bushels of grain and three thousand horses. | 국해(國海), 전국해(錢國海) |
| Qian Huanghou | 錢皇后 |
전황후 (쳰황허우) |
(d. 1468). The main wife of Emperor Zhengtong 正統. Although she did not give birth to any boy, Zhengtong was fond of her. After Zhengtong's death, she became the empress dowager. When she died, she received a posthumous name and her tablet was entered into the Temple of Imperial Ancestors. Her body was buried next to Emperor Zhengtong's tomb. | 전황후(錢皇后) |
| Qian Hui | 錢徽 |
전휘 (쳰후이) |
He was a examiner of civil examinations during the reign of Emperor Muzong(穆宗) of the Tang dynasty. He was demoted for accepting bribes to pass candidates who came from powerful families. | 전휘(錢徽), 휘(徽) |
| Qian Liren | 錢立仁 |
전립인 (쳰리런) |
A messenger of Shi Xing 石星, Minister 尙書 of the Ministry of War 兵部 during the Imjin War (aka Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 전립인(錢立仁) |
| Qian Qianyi | 錢謙益 |
전겸익 (쳰쳰이) |
(1582-1664). An official and scholar, a jinshi of 1610. He had very good relationships with highly educated women of his time. He even received them as his consorts. He was also a critical member of the Donglin party 東林黨 and the Fushe 復社. He served in the Southern Ming court as Minister 尙書 of the Ministry of Rites 禮部, but when Dodo attacked Nanjing 南京, he surrendered to the Qing army. In the Qing court, he became Vice Minister 侍郞 of the same ministry for a short time. His most well known work was Liechao shiji 列朝詩集, a collection of biographies of middle and lower class people of the 16th and 17th centuries. | 겸익(謙益) |
| Qian Ruoshui | 錢若水 |
전약수 (첸뤄수이) |
Qian Ruoshui(錢若水, 960~1003) was an official and historian of the Northern Song Dynasty, who participated in the compilation of the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizong(太宗實錄) and the Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu(太祖實錄). | 약수(若水), 전약수(錢若水) |
| Qian Shimeng | 錢師孟 |
전사맹 (첸스멍) |
Qian Shimeng(錢師孟) was an official of the Song Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), it was said that if the statue of Buddha in Yongzhou(邕州) was shaken, a national crisis would occur. In 1078 when the statue was shaken, Qian Shimeng, then the Prefect of Yongzhou(邕州), threw the statue into the water to prevent the spread of rumors. | 사맹(師孟), 전사맹(錢師孟) |