Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wei Lunxian | 魏綸先 |
위윤선 (웨이룬셴) |
An official of the Qing Dynasty; he played a noticeable role in the Self-Strengthening Movement 洋務運動 as a staff of Li Hongzhang 李鴻章 in the late nineteenth century; he was also sent to Korea as an envoy to kidnap the Prince Regent of Heungseon following the Imo Incident(壬午軍亂) | |
| Wei Mingdi | 魏明帝 |
위명제 (웨이밍디) |
See Cao Rui 曹叡 | 조예(Cao Rui 曹叡) |
| Wei Qing | 衛靑 |
위청 (웨이칭) |
(d. 106 BCE). A prominent general who distinguished himself during the expedition against the Xiongnu 匈奴 during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. The younger half-brother of Empress Wei Zifu 衛子夫. | 위(Wei 衛), 청(Qing 靑) |
| Wei Renpu | 魏仁浦 |
위인포 (웨이런푸) |
Wei Renpu(魏仁浦, 911~969) was an official during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(五代十國時代) and the Northern Song Dynasty. Coming from Wei Prefecture(衛州), he helped Guo Wei(郭威) establish the Later Zhou(後周). He was posthumously honored as Xuanyi(宣懿). | 위인포(魏仁浦), 도제(道濟) |
| Wei Shazhi | 魏掞之 |
위섬지 (웨이산즈) |
Wei Shazhi(魏掞之,1116~1173) was an official and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Southern Song Dynasty. Originally from Jian Prefecture(建州), he studied under Hu Xian(胡憲) and was a friend of Zhu Xi(朱熹). | 위섬지(魏掞之), 자실(子實), 원리(元履), 간재(艮齋) |
| Wei Sheng | 尾生 |
미생 (웨이성) |
A person who is said to have been drowned in a rising river while waiting for a woman below a bridge. He has been regarded as a model of good faith. | |
| Wei Shiliang | 魏時亮 |
위시량 (웨이스량) |
(1529-1591). A native of Nanchang 南昌, jinshi of 1559. He served as secretariat drafter 中書舍人 and then supervising secretary of the Office of Scrutiny for War 兵科給事中. He often sent memorials critical of government policies. Later he was promoted to Minister 尙書 of the Ministry of Justice 刑部 in Nanjing 南京. He dedicated himself to work on Neo Confucianism. | 위(魏), 위시량(魏時亮) |
| Wei Shuyu | 魏叔玉 |
위숙옥 (웨이수위) |
Wei Shuyu(魏叔玉) was a son of Wei Zheng(魏徵), a chancellor of Emperor Taizong and the husband of Princess Xincheng(新城公主), a daughter of Emperor Taizong. | 숙옥(叔玉) |
| Wei Sihou | 衛思后 |
위사후 (웨이쓰허우) |
details not known | |
| Wei Taiwudi | 魏太武帝 |
위태무제 (웨이타이우디) |
See BeiWei Taiwudi 北魏太武帝 | 태무(Taiwu 太武), 탁발도(Toba Tao 拓拔燾) |