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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ning Yu | 寗兪 |
영유 (닝위) |
A minister 大夫of the state of Wey 衛 during the reigns of Duke Cheng 成公 and Duke Wen 文公. | 영무자(Ning Wu Zi 寗武子), 영무자장(Ning Wu Zi Zhang 寗武子章) |
| Ningyuan Bo | 寧遠伯 |
영원백 (닝위안보) |
Earl of Ningyuan(寧遠伯) is the title of Li Chengliang 李成梁; see Li Chengliang 李成梁 | 이저(李著), 저(著), 이성량(李成梁) |
| Niu Boying | 牛伯英 |
우백영 (뉴보잉) |
One of the mobile corps commanders (遊擊) dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 백영(伯英) |
| Niu Di | 牛迪 |
우적 (뉴디) |
A Director-in-Chief (太監) of the Directorate of Palace Eunuchs (內官監) during the Chenghua era (1465-1487) of the Ming. | |
| Niu Hong | 牛弘 |
우홍 (니우훙) |
Niu Hong(牛弘, 545-610) was an official of the Sui dynasty(隋). After his father's death, he inherited the title Lord of Linjing(臨逕公). In the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui(隋文帝), he was appointed to the Directorate of the Imperial Library(秘書監). He contributed greatly to collecting books which had been scattered and lost during war. | 우홍(牛弘), 이인(里仁) |
| Niu Niu | 牛牛 |
우우 (뉴뉴) |
A Vice Minister (丞) of the Seals Office (尙寶司) who was dispatched to Joseon to take Jeong Dojeon (鄭道傳) to the Ming in 1396. | |
| Niu Sengru | 牛僧孺 |
우승유 (뉴성루) |
(779-848 CE). Chancellor and the factional leader during the Niu-Li 牛李 Factional Struggles in the Tang dynasty. | 우(Niu 牛) |
| Niu Xianke | 牛仙客 |
우선객 (니우셴커) |
Niu Xianke(牛仙客, 675-742) was an official and a general of the Tang Dynasty. He started his career as a low-ranking employee of a county(縣) but was later promoted to military governor(節度使) and then eventually to chancellor. As military governor, he cut expenses to fill his provincial warehouses and kept arms in good condition. After he became chancellor, he faithfully followed Li Linfu(李林甫) in order to preserve his position and made no significant contributions to the state. | 선객(仙客), 우선객(牛仙客) |
| Niu Yu | 牛玉 |
우옥 (뉴위) |
A palace eunuch (太監) during the Tianshun era (1457-1464) of the Ming. | |
| Niu Zhaorong/Consort (Zhaorong) Niu | 牛昭容 |
우소용 (니우자오롱) |
Consort (Zhaorong) Niu(牛昭容, ?-?) was a concubine of Emperor Shunzong(順宗). After Shunzong had a stroke and could not speak, she , along with the eunuch Li Zhongyan(李忠言), gained the imperial trust. She transferred the imperial messeges and decisions of the Emperor. In collusion with Wang Pi(王伾), Imperial Scholar(翰林學士) and others, she wielded power for a time. Nothing is known of her life after Shunzong abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince, Emperor Xianzong(憲宗). | 우소용(牛昭容) |
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