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Chinese Personal Names
| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Meng Zi | 吳孟子 |
오맹자 (우멍쯔) |
One of the concubines of Duke Zhao of Lu 魯昭公 (r. 541–510 BCE) in the Spring and Autumn period. | |
| Wu Mengbao | 吳夢豹 |
오몽표 (우멍바오) |
A regional military commissioner (都司) of the Ming who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | |
| Wu Min | 吳敏 |
오민 (우민) |
A Ming company commander (百戶) of Guangyangwei (廣洋衛) who was cast away on the shore of Joseon in 1407 | 민(敏) |
| Wu Mudao | 梧木道 |
오목도 (우무다오) |
The protector officer of the envoy of Qing China in the 18th year of King Injo's era. | |
| Wu Neng | 吳能 |
오능 (우넝) |
A Ming commoner who was taken captive by one of the Manchurian tribes and fled to Joseon. He was sent back to Liaodong (遼東) by the Joseon authorities in the fourteenth year (1483) of King Seongjong (成宗) of Joseon. | |
| Wu Ningdao | 吳凝道 |
오응도 (우닝다오) |
A younger brother of Commander (指揮) Wu Zongdao (吳宗道) who was dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 응도(凝道) |
| Wu Qi | 吳起 |
오기 (우치) |
(440 - 381 BCE). A renowned military commander and politician in the Warring States period. Being a native of the Wey 衛, he won great battles as a commander in the state of Wei 魏. Later he became a prime minister (lingyin 令尹) in the state of Chu 楚, and reformed the government system, making Chu a strong state. | 기(Qi 起), 오(Wu 吳), 오자(Wu Zi 吳子) |
| Wu Qizao | 吳其藻 |
오기조 (우치짜오) |
A Qing(淸) consul who was dispatched to Joseon during the reign of King Gojong(高宗). | |
| Wu Ruilin | 吳瑞麟 |
오서린 (우루이린) |
One of the registrars (經歷) in the Ming army dispatched to Joseon during the Imjin War(or Hideyoshi's Invasion). | 서린(瑞麟), 오경력(吳經歷) |
| Wu Sangui | 吳三桂 |
오삼계 (우싼구이) |
Wu Sangui(1612 –1678) was a general of the Ming Dynasty who was in charge of defending the northeast frontier against the Manchu. He later surrendered Shanhaiguan, invited the Manchu into China and helped them to establish the Qing dynasty in 1644. In 1678, he declared himself Emperor and ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty suppressed his rebellion. | 삼계(三桂), 서평왕(西平王), 오(吳), 오삼계(吳三桂), 오총병(吳揔兵), 정청대장군(靖淸大將軍), 평서왕(平西王), 흥명토로대장군정남왕(興明討虜大將軍靖南王) |
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