Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuzhi | 無知 |
무지 (우즈) |
(d. 685 BCE). A younger brother of Duke Xi of Qi 齊僖公 during the Spring and Autumn period. He usurped the throne by assassinating Duke Xiang 襄公, but was killed by minister 大夫 Yong Lin 雍廩. | 공손무지(Gongsun Wuzhi 公孫無知) |
| Xi Chao | 郗超 |
치초 (시차오) |
(336-378). An official of the Eastern Jin 東晉 dynasty. He proposed Huan Wen 桓溫 to depose Emperor Fei 廢帝. | 가빈(Jiabin 嘉賓), 경흥(Jingxing 景興) |
| Xi Chu Ba Wang | 西楚霸王 |
서초패왕 (시추바왕) |
See Xiang Yu 項羽. | |
| Xi Fu Ji | 僖負覊 |
희부기 (시푸지) |
A virtuous minister 大夫 of the state of Cao 曹 during the Spring and Autumn period. The Duke of Cao did not listen to Xi Fu Ji's remonstration, and the state of Cao was finally conquered by the state of Jin 晉. | |
| Xi Gong | 僖公 |
희공 (시궁) |
See Lu Xi Gong 魯僖公. | |
| Xi He | 羲和 |
희화 (시허) |
The mother of the Gods of Suns in Chinese mythology. Being a wife of Di Jun 帝俊, she is said to have given birth to ten Suns. | |
| Xi Ming | 西明 |
서명 (시밍) |
An official of Qing China in the Qianlong era. | |
| Xi Shi | 西施 |
서시 (시스) |
(b. 506 BCE). One of the so-called Four Beauties of early China. Born in the state of Yue 越 in the Spring and Autumn period, she is said to have been sent to the state of Wu 吳 in order to infatuate King Fuchai 夫差 of Wu. | |
| Xi Shu | 席書 |
석서 (시수) |
(1461-1527 CE). A native of Suining (遂寧), Sichuan (四川); a jinshi of 1490; one of the key figures in the so-called Great Rites Controversy during the Jiajing era (1522-1566) with the argument that the Jiajing Emperor's own father, Zhu Youyuan (朱祐杬), should be posthumously elavated to the status of emperor. He served as Minister of Rites (禮部尙書) and Grand Academician of the Hall of Military Glory (武英殿大學士). | 석상서(席尙書) |
| Xi Si | 奚斯 |
해사 (시쓰) |
Prince Yu 公子魚 in the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He built Xin miao 新廟, a shrine for Duke Min 閔公. | 공자어(Gongzi Yu 公子魚) |