Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Shiqi | 王士錡 |
왕사기 (왕스치) |
Refers to Wang Shiqi 王士琦; see Wang Shiqi 王士琦 | 사기(士錡) |
| Wang Shishan | 王士善 |
왕사선 (왕스산) |
A Ming army officer under Ming General Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. | 사선(士善) |
| Wang Shize | 王士則 |
왕사칙 (왕스쩌) |
Wang Shize(王士則, ?-?) was a son of the military governor, Wang Wujun(王武俊). He was appointed Shence General-in-Chief(神策大將軍). When Wang Chengzong revolted, he and Chi Shimei(郗士美) fought against the rebel, but conflict with Chi brought him back to Chang’an(長安). | 왕사칙(王士則) |
| Wang Shizhen | 王世貞 |
왕세정 (왕스전) |
(1526-1590 CE). A native of Taicang (太倉), the Southern Metropolitan Area (南直隸); a jinshi of 1547; a bureaucrat, man of letters, and historian during the Ming Dynasty. He served as Nanjing Minister of War (南京兵部尙書) during the Wanli era (1573-1620). | 세정(世貞) |
| Wang Shouchen | 王守臣 |
왕수신 (왕서우천) |
refers to Wang Shouguan 王守官; see Wang Shouguan 王守官 | |
| Wang Shoucheng | 王守澄 |
왕수징 (왕서우청) |
Wang Shoucheng(王守澄, ?-835) was a eunuch of the Tang Dynasty(唐朝). He was one of the most powerful eunuchs for about ten years, serving 4 emperors: Emperor Xianzong(憲宗), Emperor Muzong(穆宗), Jingzong(敬宗), and Wenzong(文宗). Eventually, however, he was put to death by Wenzong who tried to control the excessive power of eunuchs. | 왕수징(王守澄) |
| Wang Shouguan | 王守官 |
왕수관 (왕서우관) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Shouqing | 王守淸 |
왕수청 (왕서우칭) |
A Ming commissioner who was dispatched to Joseon to escort Ming drifters including a man named Liang Jun (梁俊) in 1576. | |
| Wang Shouren | 王守仁 |
왕수인 (왕서우런) |
(1472-1529 CE). A native of Yuyao (餘姚), Zhejiang (浙江). A promoninent philosopher and high-ranking official during the Ming dynasty. As a leading figure of the School of Mind during the Ming, he is generally thought to be the most important Neo-Confucian thinker after Zhu Xi (朱熹). | 수인(守仁), 양명(陽明), 왕(王), 왕양명(王陽明), 요강(姚江) |
| Wang Shu | 王述 |
왕술 (왕수) |
(303-368). A director of the secretariat 尙書令 in the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. | 간(Jian 簡), 목(Mu 穆) |