Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wey Yang | 衛鞅 |
위앙 (웨이양) |
See Shang Yang 商鞅. | |
| Wey Yi Gong | 衛懿公 |
위의공 (웨이이궁) |
Duke Yi of Wey. A ruler of the state of Wey 衛 during the early Spring and Autumn period. He was killed when the Di 狄 tribes invaded the Wey capital. | |
| Wey Zhe | 衛輒 |
위첩 (웨이저) |
(d. 456 BCE). A ruler of the state of Wey 衛. He succeeded to the throne after his grandfather, Duke Ling of Wey 衛靈公, as his father Kuai Kui 蒯聵 had fled after a failed plot against Nanzi 南子, the wife of Duke Ling of Wey. In 481 BCE, he was deposed by his father, but was restored to the throne in 477 BCE. | 위출공(Wey Chu Gong 衛出公), 희첩(Ji Zhe 姬輒) |
| Wey Zhuang Gong | 衛莊公 |
위장공 (웨이좡궁) |
Duke Zhuang of Wey. A ruler of the state of Wey 衛 during the Spring and Autumn period. A son of Duke Wu (Wu Gong 武公). He reigned for twenty-three years. | 장공(Zhuang Gong 莊公) |
| Wokejinge | 倭克精額 |
왜극정액 (워커징어) |
An interpreter of the Qing ambassador who visited Joseon Korea in the 10th year (1786) of King Jeongjo's era. He was from the family of the Minister of the Ministry of Works, Jin Jian. | 극정액(克正額), 극정액(克精額), |
| Woshine | 倭什訥 |
왜십눌 (워스너) |
A member of the Mongol Plain Yellow Banner. He started his career with a hereditary possition. During the Daoguang reign, he served as imperial bodyguard, secretary of the Secretariate, and right VIce Minister of the Ministry of Rites sucessively among many other positions. In 1835, he as a Qing envoy visited Joseon Korea. | |
| Wu Anbang | 吳安邦 |
오안방 (우안방) |
A Commissioner-in-Chief (都督) during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming. | |
| Wu Bei | 伍被 |
오피 (우베이) |
A key advisor of Liu An 劉安, king of Huainan 淮南王. He was executed when the rebellion plot of the King of Huainan was foiled. | |
| Wu Caozhi | 吳操之 |
오조지 (우차오즈) |
An official of the Liang 梁 dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. | |
| Wu Changqing | 吳長慶 |
오장경 (우창칭) |
(1834-1884). A high-ranking military official during the late Qing. A native of Lujiang 廬江, Anhui 安徽. Under Li Hongzhang's 李鴻章 command, he participated in the battles against the Taiping 太平 peasant army. While he served as provincial military commander of Guangdong (廣東提督), he was dispatched to Korea and suppressed the Imo Incident in 1882. | 오군문(吳軍門), 오수(吳帥), 오장경(吳長慶), 오제독(吳提督), 오흠차(吳欽差), 장경(長慶) |