Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gongzi Si | 公子駟 |
공자사 (궁쯔쓰) |
A minister 大夫in the state of Cai 蔡 during the Spring and Autumn period. He was killed by Lord Zhao of Cai 蔡昭侯. | |
| Gongzu Gouzi | 公祖句玆 |
공조구자 (궁쭈거우쯔) |
A disciple of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Gou Bian | 苟變 |
구변 (거우볜) |
A renowned general of the state of Wey 衛 in the Warring State period. | |
| Gou Er | 狗兒 |
구아 (거우얼) |
details unknown | |
| Gou Long | 句龍 |
구룡 (거우룽) |
See Gou Mang 句芒. | |
| Gou Mang | 句芒 |
구망 (거우망) |
The son of Gong Gong 共工, and the 11th descendant of Shen Nong 神農. Also called Hou Tu 后土. | 구룡(Gou Long 句龍), 중(zhong 重), 후토(Hou Tu 后土) |
| Goujian | 句踐 |
구천 (거우젠) |
(r. 496-465 BCE). A king of the state of Yue 越 during the late Spring and Autumn period. He eventually succeeded in destroying the state of Wu 吳, an archenemy of Yue 越, after years of perseverance following a defeat by Wu. | 구천(Goujian 勾踐), 월구천(Yue Goujian 越勾踐) |
| Goujing Jiang | 句井彊 |
구정강 (거우징장) |
One of the disciples of Confucius. A native of the state of Wey 衛 in the Spring and Autumn period. | 도양후(Tuyang Hou 塗陽候), 부양(Fuyang 滏陽), 부양후(Fuyang Hou 滏陽候) |
| Gu Bashi | 顧巴失 |
고파실 (구바스) |
A Ming commoner who fled from the Jianzhou Jurchens to Joseon and was sent back to Liaodong 遼東 by the Joseon authorities in the seventh year (1476) of King Seongjong 成宗 of Joseon. | |
| Gu Bi | 古弼 |
고필 (구비) |
A high-ranking official in the reigns of Emperor Mingyuan 明元 and Emperor Taiwu 太武 during the Northern Wei 北魏 dynasty. He was known as a man of integrity. |