Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xu Shi | 徐市 |
서시 (쉬스) |
(b. 255 BCE). Born in the state of Qi 齊, he became an esoteric master 方士 of the First Emperor of Qin. He was sent to the eastern seas in 210 BCE to find the elixir of immortality for the emperor but never returned from the mission. | 서복(Xu Fu 徐福) |
| Xu Shu | 徐庶 |
서서 (쉬수) |
A military strategist in the Eastern Han period and native of Yingchuan Commandery 潁川郡. At first he was an advisor to Liu Bei 劉備, but later, because of Cao Cao(曹操)'s scheme, he had to leave Liu Bei. Before he left, he recommended his friend Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 to Liu Bei. In the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei 魏文帝, he was appointed as Right General of the Household 右中郎將 and Imperial Secretary 御史中丞. | 원직(Yuanzhi 元直) |
| Xu Shu | 徐淑 |
서숙 (쉬수) |
A woman poet during the Eastern Han period. | |
| Xu Tianzhong | 許天忠 |
허천충 (쉬톈중) |
An officier of Gado 椵島 who was dispatched to Beijing as a messenger in 1635. | 허천충(許天忠) |
| Xu Wen | 徐溫 |
서온 (쉬원) |
Xu Wen(徐溫, 862~927) was a major general and regent of Wu(吳) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period(五代十國時代). In 908, he assassinated Prince Wu(吳王) Yang Wo(楊渥) and seized power. However, he was also assassinated by Zhang Hao(張顥) in the following year. After his adoptive son Xu Zhigao(徐知誥) founded the Southern Tang(南唐), he was posthumously honored Emperor Wu (武皇帝) with the temple name Yizu(義祖). | 서온(徐溫), 돈미(敦美) |
| Xu Wenbi | 徐文璧 |
서문벽 (쉬원비) |
(?-1602). The seventh Duke of Dingguo (定國公) of the Ming. In 1583 he was promoted to junior guardian (少保) cuncurrently with Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent (太子太保) | 정국공(定國公) |
| Xu Xi | 徐熙 |
서희 (쉬시) |
Xu Xi(徐熙, 886-975) was a prominent painter of the Southern Tang(南唐) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period(五代十國時代). It is said that he made hundreds of paintings; however, only a few remain extant. During his lifetime, his paintings were depreciated, but after his death, they were highly valued by Emperor Taizu(太祖) of the Song Dynasty(宋). | 서희(徐熙) |
| Xu Xi | 徐禧 |
서희 (쉬시) |
Xu Xi(徐禧, 1035~1082) was an official of the Song Dynasty. He came from Fenning county(汾寧縣), Hong Prefecture(洪州). He was the brother-in-law of Huang Tingjian(黃庭堅). In the reign of Emperor Shenzong(神宗), he compiled Strategem of Peace(太平治策) and submitted it to the emperor. He was killed in the Battle of Yonglecheng(永樂城) at the age of 48. | 서희(徐禧), 덕점(德佔) |
| Xu Xiu | 許秀 |
허수 (쉬시우) |
Xu Xiu(許秀) was a commoner of the Ming(明) who was a prisoner of the Japanese and was later saved by the naval forces of Joseon(朝鮮) during the reign of Myeongjong(明宗) | 허수(許秀) |
| Xu Yaduan | 徐亞端 |
서아단 (쉬야돤) |
One of the Ming commoners who was taken captive by Japanese pirates and fled to Joseon. He was settled in Wonju (原州) by the Joseon authorities in 1414. | 아단(亞端) |