Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Shaoqing | 王少卿 |
왕소경 (왕사오칭) |
Personal name unknown. A Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial (鴻臚少卿) during the Yongle era (1403-1424) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Shenda | 王審大 |
왕심대 (왕선다) |
A servant under Ming Admiral Li Rusong (李如松) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). He was drowned in battle in 1593. | |
| Wang Sheng | 王生 |
왕생 (왕성) |
The exact name not known. Deputy to the superintendent of waterways and parks 水衡都尉 during the Western Han period. | |
| Wang Sheng | 王聖 |
왕성 (왕성) |
A nurse of Emperor An 安帝 of the Eastern Han dynasty. | |
| Wang Shenqi | 王審琦 |
왕심기 (왕선치) |
Wang Shenqi(王審琦, 925~974) was a founding contributor of the Song Dynasty. In 954 he distinguished himself in the Battle of Gaoping(高平) with Zhao Kuangyin(趙匡胤). He formed brotherly ties with Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was posthumously honored as Zhengyi(正懿). | 왕심기(王審琦), 중보(仲寶) |
| Wang Shi | 旺時 |
왕시 (왕스) |
A Ming commoner who fled from the Jianzhou Jurchens to Joseon and was sent back to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in 1472. | 사하랑(沙河娘) |
| Wang Shichong | 王世充 |
왕세충 (왕스충) |
Wang Shichong(王世充, ?-621), was one of the warlords in the transition period from Sui to Tang(隋末唐初). In the reign of Emperor Yang(煬帝) of Sui, he suppressed the rebellion of Yang Xuangan(楊玄感) and other revolts around Shandong(山東) and eventually became the warload of the Henan(河南) region. After Emperor Yang was assassinated in 618, he founded the Zheng Dynasty(鄭) and ascended to the crown. In collusion with Dou Jiande(竇建徳), he stood against the Tang(唐). After Dou was defeated by Li Shimin(李世民), he surrendered to Tang and was later assassinated by his enemy. | 세충(世充), 왕세충(王世充) |
| Wang Shidan | 王師旦 |
왕사단 (왕스단) |
See Wang Gongjin(王公瑾) | 왕사단(王師旦) |
| Wang Shipeng | 王十朋 |
왕십붕 (왕스펑) |
Wang Shipeng(1112~1171) was an official and poet of the Song Dynasty. In the reign of Emperor Gaozong(高宗), he earned the jinshi(進士) degree. In the reign of Emperor Xiaozong(孝宗), as Attendant Censor(侍御史), he denounced Shi Hao(史浩), who insisted on making peace with Jin(金). However the emperor accepted Shi Hao's opinion, so he retired to his hometown. | 왕십붕(王十朋), 구령(龜齡) |
| Wang Shiqi | 王士琦 |
왕사기 (왕스치) |
(1551-1618). A native of Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang 浙江. A military strategist during the Ming. He won a jinshi degree in 1583, and was dispatched to Korea during the Imjin War (or Hideyoshi's Invasion) as administration vice commissioner 參政 of Shandong 山東. He was later promoted to vice censor-in-chief of the right 右副都御史 and concurrent grand coordinator of Datong 大同. | 사기(士琦), 왕참정(王參政) |