Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Boyang | 魏伯陽 |
위백양 (웨이보양) |
A famous Daoist master who wrote the Can tong qi 参同契 in the Eastern Han dynasty. | |
| Wei Chang | 魏尙 |
위상 (웨이창) |
An able governor 守 of Yunzhong 雲中 during the reign of Emperor Wen of Han 漢文帝. | 상(Chang 尙) |
| Wei Chuhou | 韋處厚 |
위처후 (웨이추허우) |
Wei Chuhou(韋處厚, 773-829) was an official of the Tang Dynasty, who served Emperor Wenzong(文宗) as chancellor. He was born in Capital Prefecture(京兆), and became jinshi in the Yuanhe era(元和年間). | 위처후(韋處厚), 순(淳), 덕재(德載). |
| Wei Heng | 魏亨 |
위형 (웨이헝) |
An envoy of the Ming. He came to Joseon in order to deliver the new year calendar in 1436. | 위형(魏亨) |
| Wei Hou | 魏侯 |
위후 (웨이허우) |
See Wen Hou 文侯. | |
| Wei Hui Wang | 魏惠王 |
위혜왕 (웨이후이왕) |
King Hui of Wei. See Liang Hui Wang 梁惠王. | 양혜왕(梁惠王), 혜왕(惠王) |
| Wei Jiang | 魏絳 |
위강 (웨이장) |
The fourth head of the ministerial lineage of Wei 魏 in the state of Jin 晉 during the Spring and Autumn period. | 위소자(Wei Zhaozi 魏昭子), 위장자(Wei Zhuangzi 魏莊子) |
| Wei Lang | 魏廊 |
위랑 (웨이랑) |
A eunuch active during the Shenghua 成化 reign (1465-1487). | 위랑(魏廊) |
| Wei Liangqing | 魏良卿 |
위량경 (웨이량칭) |
(d. 1627). A son of the powerful eunuch, Wei Zhongxian 魏忠賢. After his father was executed, he was beheaded and his properties confiscated. | 양경(良卿) |
| Wei Liaoweng | 魏了翁 |
위료옹 (웨이랴오웡) |
Wei Liaoweng(魏了翁, 1178~1237) was an official and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty. He came from Qiong Prefecture(邛州) and earned the jinsh(進士) degree in 1199. When Shi Miyuan(史彌遠) became Grand Councilor, he resigned from office and dedicated himself to lecturing pupils at Mount He(鶴山). He was posthumously honored as Wenjing(文靖). | 위(魏), 위료옹(魏了翁), 화보(華父), 학산(鶴山) |