Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao Ziying | 高子英 |
고자영 (가오쯔잉) |
Chinese man who was drifted to Joseon Korea in the 7th year of King Sukjong's era. | |
| GaoYao | 皐陶 |
고요 (가오야오) |
The renowned court advisor of Yu the Great 大禹, and the son of Bo Yi 伯益. | 고(Gao 皐), 고(Gao 皋), 고요(Gao Yao 皋陶), 구요(Jiu Yao 咎繇) |
| Gaohou [Xuanren Taihou (Empress Dowager Xuanren)] | 高后[宣仁太后] |
고후 (가오허우[쉬안런타이허우]) |
Refer to Empress Dowager Gao(高太后). | 고(高), 고후(高后), 려(呂) |
| Gaosui | 高燧 |
고수 (가오쑤이) |
(1383-1431 CE). The son of Emperor Yongle (永樂帝) and the Renxiaowen Empress (仁孝文皇后) of the Ming. He was appointed Prince of Zhao (趙王) in the second year (1404) of the Yongle era, but resided in Beijing. | 조왕(趙王), 조간왕(趙簡王), 주고수(朱高燧) |
| Gaotang Sheng | 高堂生 |
고당생 (가오탕성) |
Mr. Gaotang. A classical scholar who lived in the Lu 魯 region during the Qin and early Han periods. When the First Emperor ordered the Burning of the Books 焚書, he saved seventeen chapters of the Yili 儀禮 by memorizing them. | 래무백(Laiwu Bo 萊蕪伯) |
| Gaoyafu | 高牙夫 |
고아부 (가오야푸) |
A Later Jin (Hou Jin 後金) envoy to Joseon during the reign of King Injo 仁祖 of Joseon. | |
| Gaozu | 高祖 |
고조 (가오쭈) |
See Han Gaozu 漢高祖 | 고(Gao 高), 유방(Liu Bang 劉邦) |
| Ge Bo | 葛伯 |
갈백 (거보) |
Lord of Ge. A wicked regional ruler of the Ge 葛 region who is said to have been conquered by King Tang of Shang 商湯王. | 갈(Ge 葛) |
| Ge Fengxia | 葛逢夏 |
갈봉하 (거펑샤) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 갈유격(葛遊擊), 봉하(逢夏) |
| Ge Gong | 蓋公 |
개공[갑공] (거궁) |
An able prime minister 相 of the kingdom of Qi 齊 during the reign of Emperor Hui of Han 漢惠帝. |