Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Ruo | 有若 |
유약 (요우뤄) |
One of the prominent disciples of Confucius, the so-called "Wise Ones" (Shi zhe 十哲). A native of the state of Lu 魯 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was notable for his love of learning about antiquity. | 약(Ruo 若), 자약(Zi Ruo 子若), 유자(You Zi 有子), 평음후(Ping Yin Hou 平陰侯) |
| You Shen | 有莘 |
유신 (요우선) |
A tribe name during the Xia 夏 and Shang 商 periods. | 신(Shen 莘), 유신(You Xian 有㜪) |
| You Wang | 幽王 |
유왕 (유왕) |
Refers to King You of Zhou; See Zhou You Wang 周幽王. | 유(You 幽) |
| You Wei | 游魏 |
유위 (여우웨이) |
A Chinese man who drifted to Namdo Port of Jin Island in the 12th year (1686) of King Sukjong's era. | |
| You Xi | 优羲 |
우희 (요우시) |
See Fu Xi 伏羲. | |
| You Yu | 由餘 |
유여 (요우위) |
A prominent prime minister 上卿 during the reign of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 in the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| You Zuo | 游酢 |
유초 (유쭤) |
You Zuo(游酢, 1053-1123) was a neo-Confucian philosopher of the Song Dynasty. He earned the jinshi(進士) degree in 1083. He studied under Cheng Yi(程頤) and Cheng Hao(程顥). | 유초(游酢), 정부(定夫), 광평선생(廣平先生) |
| Yousong Shi | 有娀氏 |
유융씨 (요우쑹스) |
The father of Jian Di 簡狄 who was a wife of Di Ku 帝嚳. | 유융(Yousong 有娀), 융(Song 娀) |
| Yu Chao'en | 魚朝恩 |
어조은 (위차오언) |
Yu Chao'en(魚朝恩, 722-770) was a eunuch of the Tang Dynasty. As he enjoyed the confidence of Emperor Suzong(肅宗), he become military supervisor (監軍) during An Lushan's rebellion. In 758, he impeached Guo Ziyi(郭子儀), which helped Li Guangbi(李光弼) take over Guo's place. He also enjoyed Emperor Daizong(代宗)'s favor. However, in the later reign of Emperor Daizong, he lost the emperor's trust and was killed. | 어(魚), 어조은(魚朝恩), 조은(朝恩) |
| Yu Cheng'en | 于承恩 |
우승은 (위청언) |
A company commander (百戶) under Military Commissioner (經略) of Liaodong (遼東) Yang Gao (楊鎬) during the Wanli era (1573-1620) of the Ming. | 우차관(于差官) |