Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Gao | 顔高 |
안고 (옌가오) |
A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. | 뢰택후(Lei Ze Hou 雷澤侯) |
| Yan Gaoqing | 顔杲卿 |
안고경 (옌가오칭) |
Yan Gaoqing(顔杲卿, 692-756), a native of Capital commandery(京兆), was a descendant of Yen Shigu(顔師古). He and his son Yan Jiming(顔季明) were subordinates of An Lushan(安祿山). But after An Lushan's rebellion broke out, he did not follow An's orders. In the end, he and his son were killed by An Lushan. | 고경(杲卿), 안고경(顔杲卿), 흔(昕) |
| Yan Guang | 嚴光 |
엄광 (옌광) |
A reputed recluse 隱士 during the early Eastern Han period. | 엄자릉(Yan Ziling 嚴子陵), 자릉(Ziling 子陵), 장광(Zhuang Guang 莊光) |
| Yan He | 顔何 |
안하 (옌허) |
A native of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. A disciple of Confucius. | 당읍후(Tangyi Hou 堂邑侯), 안(Yan 顔) |
| Yan Hui | 顔回 |
안회 (옌후이) |
(521-490 BCE). The most brilliant and beloved disciple of Confucius. A native of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. When he died at the age of 32, Confucius lamented, "Heaven has bereft me! Heaven has bereft me! | 복성(Fu Sheng 復聖), 복성공(Fu Sheng Gong 復聖公), 안(Yan 顔), 안연(Yan Yuan 顔淵), 안자(Yan Zi 顔子), 회(Hui 回), 연국공(Yan Guo Gong 兗國公) |
| Yan Ji | 燕伋 |
연급 (옌지) |
A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period | 견원후(Qianyuan Hou 汧源侯) |
| Yan Jizu | 顔繼祖 |
안계조 (옌지쭈) |
A Grand Coordinator (巡撫) of Shandong (山東) during the Chongzhen era (1628-1644) of the Ming. | 계조(繼祖) |
| Yan Jude | 嚴聚德 |
엄취덕 (옌쥐더) |
A tactician under Army-Inspecting Censor (監軍御史) Chen Xiao (陳效) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Yan Kuai | 顔噲 |
안쾌 (옌콰이) |
A native of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. A disciple of Confucius. | 제음후(Ji Yin Hou 濟陰侯) |
| Yan La Wang | 蘇剌王[燕剌王] |
소랄왕[연랄왕] (옌라왕) |
(d. 80 BCE). Prince of Yan 燕王 and the son of Emperor Wu 武帝 of the Western Han dynasty. He plotted to overthrow the throne but committed suicide because the plan was revealed. La 剌 is his posthumous title. | 유단(Liu Dan 劉旦) |