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Wu Mingqi
Wu Mingji () was a 16th-century Chinese scholar from the Shaoxing region. He is best known for the compilation of ''Chaoxian shi xuan'' (朝鮮詩选), a collection of several hundred poems written by Korean scholars in classical Chinese. Much of what is known about Wu Mingji is contained in the preface to ''Chaoxian shi xuan''. Wu visited Korea twice during the Imjin War, as an advisor to the Ming expeditionary army. Wu was able to meet with many of the Korean literati. In 1598, he met with Heo Gyun, one of the leading scholars of the Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ... kingdom. Heo composed a poem in Wu's honour, in which he celebrated the common brotherhood of men despite their nationalities. On his second tour of Korea, Wu Mingqi made a concerted effort to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu (surname)
''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname wikt:吳, 吳 (Simplified Chinese wikt:吴, 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty Chinese classics, classic ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found that it was the eighth most common surname, shared by 26,800,000 people or 2.000% of the population, with the province having the most being Guangdong. The Cantonese and Hakka language, Hakka transliteration of 吳 is Ng (surname), Ng, a syllable made entirely of a nasal consonant while the Min Nan transliteration of 吳 is Ngo, Ngoh, Ngov, Goh, Go, Gouw, depending on the regional variations in Min Nan pronunciation. Shanghainese transliteration of 吳 is Woo. 吳 is also one of the most common surnames in Korea. It is spelled O (surname), 오 in Hangul and romanized O by the three major romanization systems, but more commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |