Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Tianfu | 王田甫 |
왕전보 (왕톈푸) |
see Wang Tianbao(王田保) | |
| Wang Ting'en | 王廷恩 |
왕정은 (왕팅언) |
One of the adjutants (中軍) in the Ming army dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 정은(廷恩) |
| Wang Tingshi | 王廷式[王廷試] |
왕정식[왕정시] (왕팅스) |
Thought be Wang Tingshi 王廷試. Born in Nanchang, he won the imperial civil service examination in 1613. He served as prefect (知府) and grand coordinator (巡撫) in Shandong (山東) during the late 1620s. He is referred to in Joseon's records as Army-Inspecting Censor (監軍御史) and Circuit Intendant (道臺) of Military Defense (兵備). | 정식(廷式) |
| Wang Tong | 王通 |
왕통 (왕퉁) |
Wang Tong(王通, 583-616) was a prominent Confucian scholar of the Sui Dynasty(隋). He submitted "12 Plans to Secure the Empire(太平十二策)", and when these were not accepted he retired to He Fen(河汾) where he educated thousands of students. When Yang Su(楊素) offered him an official post, he refused it. After his death his disciples canonized him as Wenzhongzi(文中子). | 문중자(文中子), 문중자(文仲子), 왕통(王通), 하분(河汾), 중엄(仲淹), 문중자(文中子) |
| Wang Tonglao | 王同老 |
왕동로 (왕퉁라오) |
Wang Tonglao(王同老) was an official during the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗) of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was a son of Wang Yaochen(王堯臣). | 동로(同老) |
| Wang Wancai | 王萬才 |
왕만재 (왕완차이) |
A commandant (守備) under Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) Mao Wenlong (毛文龍) during the late Ming period. | 만재(萬才) |
| Wang Wei | 王維 |
왕유 (왕웨이) |
Wang Wei(王維, 699-759) was an official and a prominent poet of the Tang Dynasty(唐朝). He was also famous as a painter and a musician. He was outstanding in lyric poetry describing nature. As a painter, he was recognized as the progenitor of a painting style of South China called the Nanzongwenrenhua(南宗文人畵). | 왕유(王維), 마힐(摩詰), 왕유승(王右丞), 시불(詩佛) |
| Wang Weicheng | 王維城 |
왕유성 (왕웨이청) |
A vice general of Zhaotouying (招頭營) during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming. | |
| Wang Weizhen | 王維貞 |
왕유정 (왕웨이전) |
A regional vice commander (副總兵) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wang Weizhen | 王維禎 |
왕유정 (왕웨이전) |
A regional vice commander (副總兵) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). |