Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qu Chengen | 曲承恩 |
곡승은 (취청언) |
A mobile corps commander (youji 遊擊) during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Ming (明熹宗). | 곡유격(Qu Youji 曲遊擊), 승은(Chengen 承恩) |
| Qu Dao | 屈到 |
굴도 (취다오) |
The father of Chu prime minister Qu Jian 屈建 during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Qu Hu | 曲虎 |
곡호 (취후) |
Official of the Later Jin. | 곡(曲) |
| Qu Jian | 屈建 |
굴건 (취젠) |
(d. 545 BCE). A prime minister (lingyin 令尹) of the state of Chu 楚 during the Spring and Autumn period. | 자목(Zi Mu 子木) |
| Qu Ke | 曲科 |
곡과 (취커) |
A Han-Chinese who provided a Joseon envoy with information about the Revolt of the Three Feudatories in 1674. | |
| Qu Ping | 屈平 |
굴평 (취핑) |
See Qu Yuan 屈原. | |
| Qu Shisi | 瞿式耜 |
구식사 (추스쓰) |
(1590-1651 CE). The Ming loyalist who enthroned Zhu Youlang (朱由榔), the Prince of Gui (桂王), as the emperor of Southern Ming (南明). He was taken prisoner by the Qing army and committed suicide in 1651. | |
| Qu Yuan | 蘧瑗 |
거원 (취위안) |
See Qu Boyu 蘧伯玉. | |
| Qu Yuan | 屈原 |
굴원 (취위안) |
(339-273 BCE). A great Chu 楚 poet in the Warring States period, who is purported to have compiled the great poetry collection entitled the Songs of the South 楚辭. | 굴자(Quzi 屈子), 굴평(Qu Ping 屈平) |
| Qu Zongji | 瞿宗吉 |
구종길 (추쭝지) |
Personal name You (佑). A native of Qiantang (錢塘). A prominent novelist and poet during the Ming Dynasty whose works include the Jiandeng xinhua (剪燈新話) and the Guitian shihua (歸田詩話). |