Glossary of Proper Nouns
Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guo Huanghou (Empress Guo) | 郭后 |
곽후 (궈황허우) |
Empress Guo(郭皇后, 1012-1035) was an empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Renzong(仁宗). Since she was very jealous of other concubines, she was deposed and then became a Buddhist nun. Later Emperor Renzong attempted to restore her, but she was poisoned by the eunuch Yan Wenying(閻文應), who had insisted on her dethronement. | 곽후(郭后) |
| Guo Jie | 郭解 |
곽해 (궈제) |
A famous man of bravado 游俠 during the Western Han period. He and his family were exterminated by the order of chancellor Gongsun Hong 公孫弘 during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝. | 해(Jie 解) |
| Guo Jing | 郭敬 |
곽경 (궈징) |
A commissioned Ming eunuch who gave Joseon prince Yangnyeong (讓寧) a send-off in the seventh year (1407) of King Taejong (太宗) of Joseon. | |
| Guo Jingchun | 郭景純 |
곽경순 (궈징춘) |
See Guo Pu 郭璞. | 곽(Guo 郭), 곽박(Guo Pu 郭璞) |
| Guo Jizong | 郭季宗 |
곽계종 (궈지쭝) |
See Guo Jizong 郭繼宗. | |
| Guo Jizong | 郭繼宗 |
곽계종 (궈지쭝) |
A seal-holding official (掌印) in Liaodong 遼東 during the reign of Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗). | 계종(Jizong 繼宗) |
| Guo Ju | 郭巨 |
곽거 (궈쥐) |
A filial son during the Han period who is said to have tried to bury his own child to serve his mother. | |
| Guo Kan | 郭侃 |
곽간 (궈칸) |
A person who was killed by King Zhuang of Wuling 武陵莊王 during a banquet in the Jin 晉 period. | |
| Guo Kui | 郭隗 |
곽외 (궈쿠이) |
An advisor of King Zhao of Yan 燕昭王 in the Warring States period. | 외(Kui 隗) |
| Guo Luan | 郭鑾 |
곽란 (궈롼) |
A eunuch (太監) who was a member of the Chinese envoy's staff dispatched to Joseon during the reign of Emperor Shizong of Ming (明世宗). |