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| Terms | Chinese | Korean | Explanation | Another Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Shan | 鄭善 |
정선 (정산) |
A Ming envoy to Joseon in 1450. He was a eunuch from Joseon. He brought an edict that proclaimed King Munjong as the new King of Joseon. The court gave government positions to some of his relatives in Korea. | 정선(鄭善) |
| Zheng Shanjia | 鄭善甲 |
정선갑 (정산쟈) |
A Chinese castaway who drifted to Joseon in 1677. The Joseon government gave him a military position, salary and a house. In return for this, he was ordered to teach Chinese to Korean interpreters. | 정선갑(鄭善甲) |
| Zheng Shen | 曾參 |
증참 (정선) |
Zheng Shen(曾參, BC 505-BC 436) was a Confucian philosopher and one of the favorite disciples of Confucius(孔子). He is believed to have authored a large portion of the Great Learning(大學). | 가숭(賈崇), 자(子), 종성공(宗聖公), 증(曾), 증자(曾子), 증참(曾參), 성국(郕國), 성국공(郕國公), 자여(子輿) |
| Zheng Sheng | 鄭昇 |
정승 (정성) |
A Ming eunuch of Korean origin. He visited Joseon in 1405 as an envoy of Emperor Yongle 永樂. The emperor dispatched him to recruit new Korean eunuchs and collect some local products. | 정(鄭), 정승(鄭昇) |
| Zheng Shenggong | 鄭聖功 |
정성공 (정성공) |
A misspelling of Zheng Chenggong 鄭成功 | 정성공(鄭聖功) |
| Zheng Shitai | 鄭世泰 |
정세태 (정스타이) |
A Chinese merchant during the reign of Kangxi Emperor(康熙帝) of the Qing. | 정세태(鄭世泰) |
| Zheng Shuduan | 鄭叔段 |
정숙단 (정수돤) |
A younger brother of Duke Zhuang of Zheng 鄭莊公. He rebelled against the duke, but failed and committed suicide. | 숙단(Shuduan, 叔段), 공숙단(Gong Shuduan 共叔段) |
| Zheng Tong | 鄭同 |
정동 (정퉁) |
A representative Ming envoy of Korean origin and native of Sincheon 信川. In 1428, he was chosen and sent to Ming to become a eunuch. He often visited Korea as a Ming envoy during King Yejong 睿宗 and Seongjong's 成宗 periods. He came to Seoul in 1469 in order to deliver the posthumous title of King Sejo 世祖. | 정동(鄭同) |
| Zheng Tong | 鄭通 |
정통 (정퉁) |
Seems to be the same person as Zheng Tong 鄭同. | 정통(鄭通), 통(通), 정동(鄭同) |
| Zheng Wen Gong | 鄭文公 |
정문공 (정원궁) |
(r. 673 - 628 BCE). Duke Wen of Zheng. A ruler of the state of Zheng 鄭 in the Spring and Autumn period. |
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