The Annals of King T\'aejo. Founder of Korea\'s Choson Dynasty - Byonghyon Choi

Glossary of Terms 949

Xifan 西蕃 Western Barbarians

Xingsheng 行省 Branch Secretariat

Ya n g 兩 tael; a measure of weight

Yangbu 兩府 Secretariat- Chancellery and the Security Council; Two
Departments
Yangch’ŏp 良妾 concubine of good status
Yangga tosŭngt’ong 兩街都僧統 controller- in- chief (of the two branches of
the Buddhist Monks Office)

Yanghyŏn’go 良賢庫 Provisions Office for the Students of the National Univeristy

Yangjŏn Saongbang 兩殿司饔房 Royal Cusine Office for King and Queen

Ya n g s a 兩司 Office of the Inspector-General and Office of the Censor-General

Yebin’gyŏng 禮賓卿 chief minister of the Ritual Guest Agency

Yebinsi 禮賓寺 Office of Guest Affairs

Yebinsogyŏng 禮賓少卿 vice minister of the Office of Guest Affairs

Yejo 禮曹 Board of Rites

Yemun ch’unch’ugwan 藝文春秋館 Office of Royal Decrees and State Records

Yemun ŭnggyo 藝文應敎 fourth royal counselor of the Office of Royal
Decrees

Yemun’gwan 藝文館 Office of Royal Decrees

Yemun’gwan chikkwan 藝文館直館 auxiliary of the Office of Royal Decrees

Yemun’gwan taejehak 藝文館大提學 director of the Office of Royal Decrees

Yeŭich’ongnang 禮儀摠郞 superintendent of ceremonial proprieties

Yibu zhushi 儀部主事 secretary for rituals and ceremonies

Yingfeng 應奉 provisioner

Yinyang 陰陽 umbral and bright

Yŏgwan 女官 palace women

Yŏgwisŏng 輿鬼星 Ghoul Star

Yŏksŭng 驛丞 post- station clerks