Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yiwen taizi | 懿文太子 |
의문태자 (이원타이쯔) |
(1355-1392). His actual name was Zhu Biao 朱標. He was the first son and crown prince of Emperor Hongwu 洪武. His early death caused civil war between his son and his younger brother, the future Emperor Yongle 永樂. He was said to have been soft-minded and to have believed deeply in Confucian values. He became ill on his return to Nanjing 南京 from Xi'an and died. | 의문태자(懿文太子), 의문황태자(懿文皇太子) |
| Yong Ji | 雍己 |
옹기 (융지) |
The eighth king of Shang who ruled for 12 years according to the Records of the Grand Scribe 史記. | |
| Yongkang Gongzhu (Princess Yongkang) | 永康公主 |
영강공주 (융캉궁주) |
Princess Yongkang(永康公主), also called as Princess Yongning(永寧公主), was a daughter of Emperor Taizu(太祖) of the Song (宋) Dynasty. | 영강공주(永康公主), 영녕공주(永寧公主) |
| Yongli Huangdi | 永曆皇帝 |
영역황제 (융리황대) |
See Ming Yongli Di (明永曆帝). | 영역황제(永曆皇帝) |
| Yongli Junwang | 永曆君王 |
영역군왕 (융리쥔왕) |
See Ming Yongli Di (明永曆帝). | 영력군(永曆君) |
| Yongmen Di | 雍門狄 |
옹문적 (융먼디) |
A patriotic martyr of the state of Qi 齊 who killed himself when the Yue 越 army invaded the Qi territory. Moved by his spirit, the Yue army is said to have retreated 70 li. | 옹문(Yongmen 雍門) |
| Yongning Gongzhu (Princess Yongning) | 永寧公主 |
영영공주 (융닝궁주) |
Refer to Princess Yongkang(永康公主). | 영녕공주(永寧公主) |
| You Kuan | 尤寬 |
우관 (유콴) |
One of the heads (頭目) under Ming envoys Jin Zhu (金渚) and Zhang Youhua (張有華) who were dispatched to Joseon in 1483. | |
| You Li | 幽厲 |
유려 (유리) |
Refers to King You of Zhou and King Li of Zhou respectively; see Zhou You Wang 周幽王 and Zhou Li Wang 周厲王. | |
| You Mao | 尤袤 |
우무 (유마우) |
You Mao(尤袤, 1127~1194), courtesy name Yanzhi(延之), pseudonym Suichu Jushi(遂初居士), was an official and poet of the Song Dynasty. He came from Chang Prefecture(常州) and earned Jinshi degree(進士) in 1148. He successively filled various government posts, such as Editorial Director(著作郞), Supervising Secretary(給事中) and Minister of the Rites(禮部尚書). As a poet, he is referred to as one of the "Four great poets of the Southern Song Dynasty(南宋四大家)" with Wang Wanli(楊萬里), Fan Chengda(范成大) and Lu You(陸游). He was posthumously honored as Wenjian(文簡). | 우무(尤袤) |