Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang di | 煬帝 |
양제 (양디) |
See, Sui Yangdi (隋煬帝). | 양(煬), 양제(煬帝), 양광(楊廣) |
| Yang wan | 楊綰 |
양관 (양완) |
Yang Wan(楊綰, ?-777), a native of Hua prefecture(華州), served Emperor Daizong(代宗) as chancellor. He was reputed to be a man of frugality. It was said that after his becoming chancellor, a number of officials changed their wasteful lifestyles. | 양관(楊綰), 공권(公權) |
| Yanping Li xiansheng | 延平李先生 |
연평이선생 (옌핑리셴성) |
Refers to Li Tong 李侗; see Li Tong 李侗 | |
| Yanshibo | 延時波 |
연시파 (옌스보) |
A Chinese refugee who was sent back to Liaodong(遼東) by the Joseon authorities during the reign of King Seongjong(成宗). | 연시파(延時波) |
| Yanzi | 顔子 |
안자 (옌쯔) |
See Yan Hui 顔回. | |
| Yao | 堯 |
요 (야오) |
See Di Yao 帝堯. | |
| Yao Chen | 姚臣 |
요신 (양오천) |
A Ming palace eunuch (太監) who was dispatched to Joseon as an envoy for the investiture in the first year (1568) of King Seonjo (宣祖) of Joseon. | |
| Yao Chong | 姚崇 |
요숭 (야오충) |
Yao Chong(姚崇, 650-721) served as a chancellor in the Tang Dynasty(唐朝) and Wu Zetian’s Zhou Dynasty(武周). His conflict with Princess Taiping(太平公主) caused his demotion to a local post, but Emperor Xuanzong(玄宗) reinstated him as chancellor. He worked actively to stabilize public livelihood by banning luxuries and reducing taxes. Along with another chancellor of those days, Song Jing(宋璟), he was called ‘Yao Song(姚宋)’ of the Kaiyuan(開元) era. | 숭(崇), 요(姚), 요숭(姚崇), 원지(元之) |
| Yao Di | 姚弟 |
요제 (야오디) |
A Chinese interpretor of the American merchant ship that drifted off the coast of Joseon during the reign of King Gojong(高宗). | 요제(姚弟) |
| Yao Guangxiao | 姚廣孝 |
요광효 (야오광샤오) |
(1335-1418 CE). A Buddhist priest who was one of the meritorious retainers of the Prince of Yan (燕王) Zhu Di (朱棣) during the Jingnan Rebellion (靖難之變). |