Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rui Sheng Wu Gong | 睿聖武公 |
예성무공 (루이성우궁) |
See Wey Wu Gong 衛武公. | |
| Ruiqinwang | 睿親王 |
예친왕 (루이친왕) |
The title of Dorgon(1612 – 1650). He was a Manchu prince and regent of Early Qing China. He was 14th son of Aisin-gioro Nurhaci and was granted the title Prince Rui. | |
| Rushou | 蓐收 |
욕수 (루서우) |
The god of autumn in Chinese mythology. He is considered to be an aide or son of the White Emperor 百帝. | 해(Gai 該) |
| Salihe | 撒離喝 |
살리갈 (사리허) |
Wan'an Gao(完顏杲) or Wan’an Salihe(完顏撒離喝) was a general of the Jin Dynasty. Hailing from Tai Prefecture(泰州), he was a son of Hulupushan(胡魯朴山) and an adopted son of Emperor Shizu(世祖). | 갈(喝), 살리갈(撒離喝) |
| San Jie | 三姐 |
삼저 (싼제) |
One of the most common names for Chinese women of humble birth. Several women who fled from the Jurchens to Joseon had this name. | |
| San Miao | 三苗 |
삼묘 (싼먀오) |
An ancient people based in the middle and lower Yangzi valley in Chinese mythology. | 유묘(有苗), |
| San Zhi | 三之 |
삼지 (싼즈) |
A Ming commoner during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) who was taken captive by Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon in 1468. | |
| Sang Hongyang | 桑弘羊 |
상홍양 (쌍훙양) |
(c. 162-80 BCE). One of the most important officials during the mid-Western Han period. He is famous for establishing the state monopolies of salt and iron. | 상양(Sang Yang 桑羊), 홍양(Hongyang 弘羊) |
| Sang Kai | 桑鎧 |
상개 (쌍카이) |
A battalion commander (千戶) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming. | |
| Sang Weihan | 桑維翰 |
상유한 (쌍웨이한) |
Sang Weihan(桑維翰, 898-946) was a powerful courtier of the Later Jin(後晉) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(五代十國時代). He reached the position of Grand Councilor. In the reign of Emperor Chu(出帝), he insisted that the court should submit to threats from the Liao(遼) to preserve the status quo. For that reason, he has been criticized as a traitor to his country. | 상유한(桑維翰), 국교(國僑) |