Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Li | 五利 |
오리 (우리) |
See Luan Da 欒大. | |
| Wu Liang | 吳良 |
오량 (우량) |
The Assistant Commander (指揮僉事) of the Imperial Bodyguard (錦衣衛) who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy in 1441. | |
| Wu Liangxi | 吳良璽 |
오량새 (우량시) |
An assistant salt controller (運同) in the Ming army dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 량새(良璽) |
| Wu Lin | 吳璘 |
오린 (우린) |
Wu Lin(吳璘, 1102-1167) was a renowned general of the Southern SongDdynasty and the younger brother of Wu Jie(吳玠). When the Jin(金) invaded the Song, he recaptured Long Prefecture(隴州), Lan Prefecture(蘭州) and Yuan Prefecture(原州). He was posthumously honored as Wushun(武順). | 오린(吳璘), 당경(唐卿) |
| Wu Meng Zi | 吳孟子 |
오맹자 (우멍쯔) |
One of the concubines of Duke Zhao of Lu 魯昭公 (r. 541–510 BCE) in the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Wu Mengbao | 吳夢豹 |
오몽표 (우멍바오) |
A regional military commissioner (都司) of the Ming who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wu Min | 吳敏 |
오민 (우민) |
A Ming company commander (百戶) of Guangyangwei (廣洋衛) who was cast away on the shore of Joseon in 1407 | 민(敏) |
| Wu Mudao | 梧木道 |
오목도 (우무다오) |
The protector officer of the envoy of Qing China in the 18th year of King Injo's era. | |
| Wu Neng | 吳能 |
오능 (우넝) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon. He was sent back to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in the fourteenth year (1483) of King Seongjong (成宗) of Joseon. | |
| Wu Ningdao | 吳凝道 |
오응도 (우닝다오) |
A younger brother of Commander (指揮) Wu Zongdao (吳宗道) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 응도(凝道) |